Call for action on skid row fires in LA
LOS ANGELES_After authorities determined that last month's Skirball fire in Bel-Air was caused by a cooking fire at a homeless encampment, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and fire officials unveiled a plan to clear tent clusters in hillside areas.
But the announcement frustrated downtown business leaders, who say that fires on or near skid row are a daily problem that City Hall has not adequately addressed.
"The city did the right thing after the Skirball fire," Estela Lopez, executive director of Downtown Industrial Business Improvement District, said at a
