Honey Etcitty repairs and assembles bicycles while living on skid row in downtown Los Angeles. The Los Angeles City Council voted on Tuesday to prohibit the sale and repair of bicycles on city streets, a move critics say would unfairly target homeless people. The measure, approved on a 11-3 vote during a special meeting, aims to deter bike thefts in …
Large piles of wheelless bikes stacked alongside tents and lean-tos are a permanent fixture in many homeless encampments throughout Los Angeles. “My husband finds these things.” Councilman Joe Buscaino, who is running for mayor and has focused his campaign on public safety and addressing homeless encampments, introduced the motion in the fall targeting bicycle “chop shops.” On Tuesday, he said …
