Los Angeles leaders want to restore MacArthur Park. The challenge is making it last
MacArthur Park faces a swirl of LA's most pressing problems. For the moment, it has the city government’s full attention, and ...
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MacArthur Park, riddled with drugs and crime, is different now, mayor says
MacArthur Park has changed, says L.A. Mayor Karen Bass. The troubled public square in Westlake has seen gang shootings, rampant drug use, discarded syringes, homelessness, people experiencing ...
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LA city leaders say crime fighting efforts in MacArthur Park are paying off
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell said overall crime in the MacArthur Park area has reduced by 42% over the last few months, as the department has increased enforcement efforts and ...
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Los Angeles officials tout crime reduction in MacArthur Park
After reports of violent crimes and widespread drug use especially among unhoused people in the MacArthur Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass and other city officials said Monday ...
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Crime down in maligned MacArthur Park area, Bass and LAPD officials say
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass addressed the public Monday afternoon to discuss public safety and crime concerns in the MacArthur Park area. Bass and other city officials, including Councilmember ...