LA Metro Pursues Alternatives To Law Enforcement In Handling Issues With Unhoused People

Los Angeles CA

08 July, 2021

7:18 PM

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By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles: LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Stephanie Wiggins, new CEO at the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority, announced Wednesday that the agency will stop relying on police as the primary means of responding to unhoused people on the transportation system. "Under my leadership, we will pursue new and more effective ways of addressing homelessness," Wiggins said during the authority's state of the agency event. "We will address unhoused people on our system with compassion and dignity. We will collaborate with our city and community partners and social services." Wiggins said law enforcement should serve to provide support for Metro's PATH homeless outreach teams, which function as the primary contact in outreaching to unhoused individuals, though not be the first point of contact with unhoused people on the Metro system. Read more at CBSLA CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.