Los Angeles has tried next to nothing to solve its homelessness crisis. Now, the city is re-legalizing more homeless encampments, a self-defeating position that ensures that this problem will never be solved.

The Los Angeles City Council voted 10-3 to repeal homeless encampment bans in several neighborhoods in the district that includes Hollywood. The councilman who represents that district, Hugo Soto-Martinez, says that banning encampments just makes it harder for city workers to find and connect homeless people with resources. Among those voting in favor of creating more homeless encampments is mayoral candidate Nithya Raman, who claims that Mayor Karen Bass’s homelessness strategy........

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