But he provides phone numbers for four shelters across L.A. County he says may have space, one each in Glendale, Pasadena, North Hollywood and Wilmington.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-07-23/from-a-one-way-flight-to-sleeping-in-a-parking-lot-diary-of-a-california-dream-gone-sour

In 1997, in what became known as the North Hollywood shootout, two bank robbers wielding semi-automatic rifles including a Bushmaster were outgunning police, wounding 11 of them plus six civilians, until officers barged into a gun store.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/11/21/how-a-maine-businessman-made-the-ar-15-into-americas-best-selling-rifle/

LAPD records suggest that about 20% of the calls at two North Hollywood villages are about drug issues or people trying to hurt themselves.

Source: https://theeastcountygazette.com/emergency-calls-are-increasing-in-las-tiny-home-villages/

One of the group's organizers is Rev. Pat Langlois, pastor of the North Hollywood congregation MCC United Church of Christ in the Valley.

Source: https://www.lpm.org/news/2023-06-07/why-you-might-notice-more-religious-groups-at-pride-celebrations-this-year

Stephan Gevorkian, 44, was charged with five felony counts of practicing medicine without a certification for several years at his clinic, Pathways Medical in North Hollywood, the release said.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/04/26/los-angeles-man-accused-of-treating-thousands-of-people-without-a-medical-license-for-years-da-says/

There’s a possible showdown coming to Saticoy Elementary School in North Hollywood at 8 a.m. on Friday, June 2, when a parent group plans to protest a Pride assembly after two weeks of escalating tensions and a hate crime investigation by LAPD.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/06/01/tension-runs-high-on-eve-of-pride-protest-at-saticoy-elementary-school/