Padilla said the effort involves cooperation across multiple city departments

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of setting fires in the Sepulveda Basin and the San Fernando Valley, Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday.

The arrests were made by Los Angeles Park Rangers from the Department of Recreation and Parks in coordination with the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Arson Investigation Unit.

Bass said the arrests are part of a broader city effort to improve safety and cleanliness in the 2,000-acre Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area. The initiative, launched in July and led by Bass and Councilmember Imelda Padilla, combines law enforcement, fire prevention and homeless outreach.

“We have been executing a coordinated and comprehensive strategy in partnership with Councilmember Imelda P

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