Business owner Shalom Styles defends the tactic as Governor Newsom pushes cities to adopt a statewide model ordinance addressing homelessness.
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- Shalom Styles, owner of Styles Barber Lounge in downtown Los Angeles, plays ‘Baby Shark’ on repeat to discourage homeless individuals from camping outside his business.
- Homeless residents report sleep deprivation and stress from the continuous music, describing it as an effort to drive them away.
- Styles previously installed motion-activated cameras with beeping sounds but found them ineffective in deterring loitering.
- The tactic comes as California Governor Gavin Newsom urges municipalities to adopt a $3.3 billion model ordinance to clear encampments and connect individuals to shelters and services….