Category Archives: Homelessness

Letter: Resident Points Out City Does Not Own Beaches

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Sue

Hon. Eric Garcetti, Mayor, City of Los Angeles Hon. Nury Martinez, President, Los Angeles City Council Hon. Mark Ridley-Thomas, Chair, City Council Homelessness & Poverty Committee (HPC) Hon. Kevin de León, Hon. Joe Buscaino, Hon. Monica Rodriguez & Hon. Nithya … Continue reading →

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Dog Killed in Arson Fire: Remembered in Ceremony on Venice Beach

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Sue

A ceremony was held May 2 on Venice Beach to honor an 8-month old dog, Togo, and his owner, Dr. Courtney Gillenwater. The dog perished in an alleged arson fire in the early a.m. on April 21 in Venice. Gillenwater, … Continue reading →

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Letter Against Using Mar Vista Park for Homeless: No to Bonin’s Motion

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Sue

(Editor’s note: Circling the News is running a letter a day until the L.A. City Commission on Poverty and Homelessness meets on May 13. All of the public comments can be found at https://lacity.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?compiledMeetingDocumentFileId=8168) Krista Greenberg submitted her letter on … Continue reading →

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The LGBTQ+ Community Opposes Use of Will Rogers for Tiny Homes

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Sue

(Editor’s note: Circling the News is running a letter a day until the L.A. City Commission on Poverty and Homelessness meets on May 13. All of the public comments can be found at https://lacity.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?compiledMeetingDocumentFileId=8168. This was one of the first … Continue reading →

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City Council Committee Hearing on Thursday Will Address Using Beaches and Parks to House Homeless

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Sue

On March 31, without alerting neighborhoods in City Council District 11, Councilmen Mike Bonin and Mark Ridley-Thomas sent the following motion (Council File 21-0350). The proposal seeks to provide temporary-style housing for the homeless at several sites, including Will Rogers State Beach, … Continue reading →

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Public Comments Submitted to City Council on Housing People on the Beach

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Sue

(Editor’s note: these comments can be read on the website://lacity.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?compiledMeetingDocumentFileId=8168. Circling the News will share one a day until the L.A. City Homelessness & Poverty Committee meeting is held on May 13.) Submitted by Jessica Copenhaver on April 26 for public … Continue reading →

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Community Council Sends Letter to Judge Carter

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Sue

The Pacific Palisades Community Council has sent a letter to Judge David Carter, responding to his April 20 injunction that would require the City and County to undertake much more action to address the homeless crisis. Specifically, the City must … Continue reading →

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Family Dog Dies in Cluhouse Avenue Fire: Arson Suspected

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Sue

(Editor’s note: The following story is reprinted with permission by the Venice Current. It ran on April 21, 2021.) VENICE- “It was yelping so loud–the sound isn’t the usual dog sound–it was suffering. It was suffering.” A woman who lives … Continue reading →

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Community Council Decries Bonin’s “Lack of Transparency” in Will Rogers Beach Housing Plan

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Sue

In an April 19 letter to Mayor Garcetti, Councilman Mike Bonin and City Council President Nury Martinez, in reference to putting homeless in little homes on Will Rogers State Beach, the Pacific Palisades Community Council Executive Committee wrote: “Councilmember Bonin … Continue reading →

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Court Document Lists Will Rogers Beach as Housing Alternative

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Sue

Case No. CV 20-02291, filed on April 15 by Scott Marcus, the Senior Assistant City Attorney Counsel for the City of Los Angeles, in the United States District Court – Central District of California, lists Councilman Mike Bonin’s proposal to … Continue reading →

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