At least four encampment fires have broken out in a part of Hollywood where Mayor Karen Bass conducted her first Inside Safe operation. Some in the area are on edge.
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors declared a countywide state of emergency on homelessness early last year. Officials say it has had a positive impact.
Officials and service providers attributed the drop to hard work they have put in for years finally coming to fruition, with help from funding infusions.
She has moved at an impressively fast pace to get homeless people off the streets and fast-track affordable housing. But there's still so much more to do.