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The statewide decrease mirrors a plateau in overdose deaths among unhoused people in Los Angeles County as public health officials ramped up the distribution of naloxone last year.

Parris, a larger-than-life trial lawyer, made the incendiary comments about the drug — responsible for tens of thousands of overdose deaths — during a February City Council meeting, in a retort to a resident who objected to his musings of congregating unhoused residents into an “encampment.”

“There are so many unwell and unhoused people that live in large pockets,” said Lawrance A. Bohm, attorney for Ridge.

The previous two DIY spots Dice was involved in, Towne Square and the Rec Center, also fostered relationships with unhoused members of their communities, coordinating collection drives and offering pay for odd jobs.

The system for serving the county’s unhoused population is under “tremendous strain,” with too many agencies confused about their role, the authors wrote.