"Downtown barber Shalom Sharp, whose shop gained notoriety in May when the landlord blasted "Baby Shark" to deter homeless people, is now giving back. Sharp trimmed more than 100 heads Wednesday morning at Los Angeles Mission before Mayor Karen Bass and others served Thanksgiving meals to Skid Row residents. The initiative reflects Sharp's remorse about the incident and marks a shift toward more compassionate solutions to Los Angeles' homelessness challenges."
"Shalom Sharp woke up around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday to pick up his barbers from his downtown business and start cutting hair at Los Angeles Mission in Skid Row. By 9 a.m., he'd shaved and shaped up more than 100 heads of hair, he said. "It feels good. I'm happy I can do this, do the right thing," said Sharp, whose store got some unwanted attention in May when the building owner that leases to him started blasting the children's song "Baby Shark" from their Main Street building to deter homeless people from staying in the area."
""After the incident, L.A. Mission CEO Dennis Oleesky contacted Shalom to discuss it and found that Shalom felt genuinely remorseful. He acted out of frustration and did not consider the consequences, as many of us often do," mission spokesman Greg Mielcarz said."
Shalom Sharp provided free haircuts to more than 100 residents at Los Angeles Mission on a Wednesday morning, beginning work around 3:30 a.m. and completing cuts by 9 a.m. The barber acted out of remorse after his landlord drew attention in May by blasting the children's song "Baby Shark" to deter homeless people from Main Street. Police intervened and representatives from Los Angeles Mission reached out to discuss concerns. Mission officials described Sharp as genuinely remorseful. The haircut event coincided with a Thanksgiving meal distribution attended by Mayor Karen Bass and others, signaling a move toward compassionate responses to homelessness.
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