Overview

• Styles Barber Lounge in downtown Los Angeles is playing 'Baby Shark' on a loop to deter a homeless encampment near its property.
• Owner Shalom Styles stated the measure was implemented after previous security efforts, including motion-sensor cameras, failed to address the issue.
• Encampment residents report sleepless nights and escalating frustration due to the nonstop music, describing it as disruptive and 'driving people crazy.'
• The situation unfolds as Governor Gavin Newsom promotes a multi-billion-dollar homelessness plan, backed by $3.3 billion in Proposition 1 funding, to clear encampments and expand shelter services.
• California's homelessness increase last year was 0.45%, significantly lower than the nearly 7% national rise, as state officials encourage local governments to act swiftly.