As the sun came up Wednesday morning, Echo Park residents, activists and homeless people rose up to protest a planned fencing and closure of Echo Park Lake.
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The Times' previously reported that the park would be fenced and closed by Thursday — a date that elected officials such as City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, who represents the area, refused to confirm. latimes.com/homeless-housi…
Since news of the park closure broke, O’Farrell’s office has been flooded with angry calls and emails.
In the park, encampment residents mingled with the community and decried the city’s response to homelessness writ large. latimes.com/homeless-housi…
In the park, encampment residents mingled with the community and decried the city’s response to homelessness writ large. latimes.com/homeless-housi…
The group marched to O’Farrell’s district office, where one resident, Ayman Ahmed argued that since parks are on public land, they should be used for the public good.
He castigated the secrecy that accompanied the planned closure and informed people they’d be staying the night.
He castigated the secrecy that accompanied the planned closure and informed people they’d be staying the night.
The city is offering to move people from the encampment to hotel rooms it is renting under a state program.
A spokesman for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Agency said that on Monday and Tuesday, outreach workers moved 44 people into hotels.
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A spokesman for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Agency said that on Monday and Tuesday, outreach workers moved 44 people into hotels.
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Over the last year, the encampment has divided the Echo Park community and became a case study of the conflicts arising in neighborhoods across Los Angeles over the rights to public spaces. latimes.com/homeless-housi…
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