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LA residents revolt over shanty town plans: Thousands in Venice and Brentwood sign petition to STOP plan to house homeless in tents and cabins at popular beaches
Councilmember Mike Bonin summitted a motion to add more shelters in areas such as Los Angeles International Airport, Marina del Rey and Pacific Palisades
Bonin, who represents affluent communities including Venice, Westchester and Brentwood, argues that the temporary solutions will get people off the streets
But more than 19,000 people have signed a petition to stop the plans
The petition says the camps are not a solution to homelessness and would bring the problems of drugs, mental illness, crime and danger to the community
Uproar Over Proposed Camp Sites For Homeless People At West L.A. Beaches, Parks Deadline 2 hrs ago
On Wednesday a Los Angeles Times investigation revealed that, among other things, fires related to homeless encampments have nearly tripled. According to the paper, in the first four months of this year there were 24 such blazes a day. Those calls accounted for 54% of all fires responded to by LAFD.
Also on Wednesday, in a message to constituents, Los Angeles Councilman Mike Bonin defended his effort to explore housing homeless people in temporary cabins and camping sites in West Side parks and beach parking lots. Bonin represents much of the city’s affluent West Side including Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Venice, Mar Vista and Westchester.