Culver City has passed a ban on homeless encampments in the city, citing concerns that Los Angeles' recent crackdown could create more encampments there.
in downtown L.A. while police officers stood guard.
"So I built my house right here on wheels," said homeless activist Stephanie Arnold Williams. "I was going to start building it for the homeless. They don't want tiny houses here." "We have to end Skid Row as we know it," Bales said, "and not allow people to suffer and die on the streets."
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