Hollywood is not new to unhoused people living on the streets even as city officials touted the decline of street homelessness across Los Angeles.
But while Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe program moved out tents occupied by the homeless, some of them now appear to be living at Hollywood bus stops, according to a neighbor.
“I’m seeing less tents. I think that was brought up with the latest homeless count, but (there are) rough campers like this fellow,” Keith Johnson told NBC Los Angeles, describing one particular man, identified as David, who he said has been living at the bus station on Melrose Avenue and Vine Street, next to the Pavilions grocery store.
Johnson, a Larchmont Village resident of four decades, said he walks by the bus stops frequently as they are on his way to errands in Hollywood. He said he often asks the homeless people if they needed assistance…