The Los Angeles City Council agreed today to move forward with a feasibility study on the possibility of housing homeless people in temporary cabins or camping.
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The Los Angeles City Council voted to move forward with a study on the feasibility of housing homeless people in temporary cabins or camping sites in westside parks and beach parking lots (Paige Austin)
LOS ANGELES, CA The Los Angeles City Council voted to move forward with a study on the feasibility of housing homeless people in temporary cabins or camping sites in certain westside parks and beach parking lots despite opposition from neighborhood groups in the area.
City Councilman Mike Bonin, who represents the Westside communities affected by the proposal insisted that the action asks only for a feasibility study, and was not a final decision. Since proposing the plan to put homeless cabins and campsites in some of the wealthiest and scenic parts of the city, Bonin has faced fierce opposition. Many in the community say they have endured impacts to their quality of life due to the proliferation of homeless encampments in the area. On Wednesday, Bonin described the opp
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Among the many obstacles to providing shelter and housing for homeless people is finding available land. Private property is often too expensive for the city of Los Angeles to buy for housing, so there is a constant search by city officials to locate publicly owned land that is empty or underutilized and can be transformed into safe camping grounds, tiny-house villages or more permanent housing.
Recently, Councilman Mike Bonin proposed to study the feasibility of several locations for tiny homes or safe camping (and, in one case, safe parking) for homeless people. Bonin wants to consider county-owned parking lots at two beaches in his Westside district Will Rogers State Beach and Dockweiler Beach and another at a boat-launch ramp in nearby Marina Del Rey. He is also looking at an empty lot which the owner is willing to let the city use temporarily, and where homeless people have an encampment near Ballona Creek. And he wants to consider using portions of Westchester a
The L.A. City Council should support City Councilman Mike Bonin's proposal to study temporarily housing homeless people at a couple of beach parking lots.
Homeless in Venice don t plan to leave their outdoor beach lifestyle living anytime soon
By Mary Stringini
Homeless in Venice don t plan to leave their outdoor beach lifestyle living anytime soon
It’s the outdoor beach lifestyle the homeless in Venice say they like. With no cost, no rules, no real responsibility, they don t plan to leave anytime soon.
VENICE, Calif. - It’s the outdoor beach lifestyle the homeless in Venice say they like. With no cost, no rules and no real responsibility, they don t plan to leave anytime soon.
The homeless we spoke with provided some insight into the challenges of providing shelter and services. Many in Venice just don’t want the help which means meaningful change isn t likely anytime soon.