Downtown LA building stops blasting ‘Baby Shark’ as effort to deter homeless

A downtown Los Angeles business that played “Baby Shark” on loop to deter homeless encampments has cut the music.

Just days after NBC4’s coverage of the unusual tactic, a business on the corner of Main and West 11th Streets stopped playing the earworm by Pinkfrog on repeat. The building had previously played the song through an outside speaker that was pointed toward an encampment on the sidewalk.

“It’s brought a lot of attention,” said Shalom Styles, CEO and founder of Styles Barber Lounge…

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