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Karen Bass: “That's why I did the adaptive reuse ordinance, which allows…”

Featuring: Karen Bass, Democratic | Mayor of Los Angeles | California

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We have a strategy that is working. We are working with the downtown business associations. We are increasing Public safety there. That's why I did the adaptive reuse ordinance, which allows for the office buildings that are vacant to be converted into housing. And those conversions are taking place right now. That is why we have to deal with the street homelessness that is there. There needs to be massive intervention there. (45:56–46:04)

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Asserts that an adaptive reuse ordinance was enacted to convert vacant office buildings into housing.

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