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Category Archives: Homelessness
Little Empirical Data to Support “Housing First” Strategy with the Homeless
(Editor’s note: Circling the News has heard that “housing first” is a priority for the homeless. After seeing so many mentally ill on the streets—and those who have drug problems or may be self-medicating—I looked for data to show the … Continue reading
Posted in Homelessness
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Homeless “Residents” Prevent Neighborhood Kids from Playing at Westchester Recreation Center
Across Los Angeles, children have suffered most during the pandemic shutdowns. First public schools were closed and then some neighborhood parks became unusable because of City policies. Westchester residents, who share Councilman Mike Bonin with Pacific Palisades, reached out to … Continue reading
Posted in Homelessness, Kids/Parenting, Parks
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A Window into the Nightmare of Living Next to the 405 Underpass
(Editor’s note: This story is printed by permission with the Venice Current. CTN knows this area of town (under the 405 freeway at Venice). My daughter lives in an apartment, about six blocks, from this homeless encampment. Since she moved … Continue reading
Posted in Homelessness
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City Council Addresses Anti-Camping Ordinance
The City Council approved 12-3 to have the City Attorney pen a new anti-camping ordinance, that will be voted on Thursday. Today’s meeting started with virtual public comment. During the half-hour allotted for comment, the majority of calls focused on the … Continue reading
Posted in City/Councilman Mike Bonin, Homelessness
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VIEWPOINT: Councilman Mike Bonin’s Homeless Housing Plan Denies Children Opportunities
Councilman Mike Bonin, in his effort to aid the homeless including the mentally ill and those with substance abuse problems, is overlooking L.A.’s most vulnerable: the children. Will Rogers State Beach, particularly the area that Bonin has suggested being turned … Continue reading
Posted in Homelessness, Parks, Viewpoint
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Questions Go Unanswered, But RAP Approves Tiny Homes for Homeless in Eagle Rock
Recreation and Park Board Commissioner Joe Halper, a Pacific Palisades resident, asked two important questions at the RAP meeting held virtually on June 17. During the meeting, the five-member board considered and then approved putting tiny homes for the homeless … Continue reading
Posted in Homelessness, Kids/Parenting, Parks
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City Councilmen Buscaino and Lee Seek an Anti-Camping Ordinance for Streets and Sidewalks
The City of Los Angele has a camping ordinance that was suspended during the Covid pandemic, which prohibited tents during daytime hours, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. A stricter draft anti-camping ordinance went before the Homelessness and Poverty Committee … Continue reading
Posted in Homelessness
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Porta-Potties for the Homeless: City Dollars Hard at Work
When people drive by homeless encampments at different sites, near the V.A., in West L.A. or in Venice, at almost all of them there is a porta-potty or a portable sink. The City, during the pandemic, installed portable hand-washing stations … Continue reading
What’s the Truth? A CTN Reader Seeks Clarification about Councilman Bonin’s Homeless Plan in Venice
One resident wrote to Circling the News this morning and commented, “It is very confusing to read these emails from Bonin, which claim that he is getting the job done and that the Sheriff is criminalizing homelessness. From the news … Continue reading
Posted in Homelessness
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Brush Areas Continue to Attract Transients and Trash above PCH
Another homeless campsite, with a cooking stove, was found by the LAPD beach patrol officers Tyler Yi and Adam Margin in the dense, dry brush below Via de las Olas on Thursday, June 17. This area is in a Very … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental, Homelessness
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