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Category Archives: Homelessness
Homeless Woman in Venice Files Suit Against Nearby Neighbors
(Editor’s note: This is an August 10 Westside Current story that may be of interest to Pacific Palisades residents, who would like homeless people living in vehicles to be moved from his/her street. It is reprinted with permission.) A...
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Lessons from Echo Park Lake Confrontation Include Costs and the Role of the Media
(Editor’s note: A CTN reader sent me a link to a 101-page Echo Park Rehabilitation After Action Report, compiled by the L.A. Police Department. The report has a lot of statistics and money figures — and speaks about how LAPD...
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Homeless Encampments Scare Away Kids and Seniors at the Westchester Recreation Center
This photo was taken in 2019 at the Senior Center located between the swimming pool and the library at Westchester Park. The room was filled with seniors. On July 19, Circling the News walked around the senior center, which was...
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Mar Vista Residents Oppose Using Public Parks for Homeless
Parks Need to Be Returned to Children and Seniors (Editor’s note: In May, Councilman Mike Bonin proposed turning two well-used City parks, Westchester and Mar Vista, two beach parking lots, Will Rogers and Dockweiler, into sites to house homeless people....
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Opinion: Encampments [Not Homelessness], and What We Can Do
(Editor’s note: This July 25 op-ed piece by Julie Milligan is reprinted by permission from the Westside Current.) People throughout Los Angeles are both outraged and confused by the dangerous and dirty conditions of our sidewalks and streets, our parks,...
Posted in Environmental, Homelessness
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Tiny Homes May Not be the Answer for Some
Circling the News was tipped off by a reader about the Tiny Home Village in Albuquerque. He thought that since they are being built and proposed throughout Los Angeles, there might be some “take-aways.” The New Mexico Village was funded...
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Donate Shoes and Socks for the Homeless/PPTFH Meeting
New Socks and Lightly-Used Shoes Sought Members of Corpus Christi Parish, on behalf of the Volunteer Collective, will collect new and lightly-used shoes, and new socks for the homeless. Donations are welcomed. Please bring those items either on Saturday, July...
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Beach Parking Lots Have Already Been Analyzed for Housing the Homeless
The City Council voted 13-1 on a motion by Councilman Mike Bonin and Mark Ridley-Thomas to study the feasibility of using Will Rogers State Beach, Dockweiler Beach, LAX land and two city parks, Mar Vista and Westchester, as sites to...
Posted in City/Councilman Mike Bonin, Community, Homelessness
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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...
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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...
Posted in Homelessness, Kids/Parenting, Parks
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