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Category Archives: Homelessness
Another Homeless Fire at Venice Avenue under the 405
This is the second major homeless fire on Venice Avenue, under the 405, in two months. A reader wonders about the cost: How many LAFD and LAPD resources are responding to homeless health emergencies and fires at encampments and … Continue reading
Posted in Homelessness
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Viewpoint: Officer Redican Offers His Perspective on Homeless at the Beach
(Editor’s note: LAPD Officer John “Rusty” Redican has worked with the Pacific Palisades Beach Patrol, the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness and with various homeless individuials since 2016. He shared the following thoughts about Councilman Mike Bonin’s motion to … Continue reading
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VIEWPOINT: Homeless at Will Rogers, the PPCC meeting and the Elephant in the Room
By NINA MADOK Special to Circling the News After participating in the Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting on April 8 and listening to the comments of concerned citizens and council members alike opposed to Councilman Bonin’s motion to house … Continue reading
Bonin’s Homeless Plan Faces Withering Opposition at the Pacific Palisades Community Council Meeting
“The Chamber of Commerce is opposing this motion,” said Fay Vahdani, the Chamber’s representative on the Pacific Palisades Community Council. “We’ve seen what has happened in Brentwood and Venice and it has destroyed those communities.” Lasting nearly two hours, last … Continue reading
Westchester’s Neighborhood Council Hears Bonin’s Homeless Plan
(Editor’s note: The following story “Residents Speak Passionately About Bonin’s ‘Plan to End Homelessness’ at Westchester NC Meeting” appeared in an April 7 issue of Venice Current and is reprinted with permission. Visit: Venicecurrent.com) More than 450 residents were on … Continue reading
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Homeless Fire Destroys Five Acres of Ballona Wetlands
(Editor’s note: the story “LAFD: Homeless Encampment Likely Case of Fire at Ballona Wetlands” ran in Venice Current on on April 7. It is reprinted with permission. Visit: venicecurrent.com.) A fire that destroyed five acres of wetlands in Playa del … Continue reading
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LETTERS: Councilman Bonin’s Motion to Move Homeless to Beaches and Parks Provokes Angry Responses
(Several comments were made via email and text to Circling the News and two letters were sent to Councilman Mike Bonin, with a copy to CTN, regarding his March 31 motion with Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas to establish homeless camps … Continue reading
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Councilman Bonin’s Effort to Allow “Housing” for the Homeless at Will Rogers Beach
On Wednesday, City Councilman Mike Bonin introduced a motion to allow single-occupancy tiny homes and safe camping/parking on the county-owned parking lot at Will Rogers State Beach in Pacific Palisades. It was seconded by Mark Ridley-Thomas. If the motion is … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Councilman Mike Bonin, Homelessness
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What to Do If a Homeless Person Parks on Your Street and Will Not Move
The increasing number of homeless people parking on residential streets in Pacific Palisades has led residents to ask what they can do about the situation. For example, one resident wrote in an email to CTN, “Some neighbors here want people … Continue reading
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Palisades High Club Seeks Donations for A Sense of Home and Foster Youth
BY MAX RODMAN PaliHi President, A Sense of Home When young people age out of the foster youth system, they often enter the adult world with little financial assistance. When they are able to find a home or apartment, it … Continue reading
Posted in Homelessness, Schools
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