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Board asks staff to study buffer zones and other measures to curb predatory solicitation near DPSS offices
Summary
The board voted 3-0 to direct county staff to explore creation of a prohibited solicitation/buffer zone around DPSS and other county offices to stop vendors and recruiters who target at-risk residents and to coordinate education and enforcement measures pending legal analysis.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday directed county staff to study creating a prohibited predatory-or-aggressive solicitation zone outside Department of Public Social Services offices and other county service sites and to return with options for enforcement and education.
Supervisor Janice Hahn, who introduced the motion, said vendors outside DPSS have been offering cash payments — sometimes as much as $200 — to recruit clients into…
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