Mailbag: Policy questions arise as homeless disappear in Fountain Valley
1 month ago

Mailbag: Policy questions arise as homeless disappear in Fountain Valley

LA Times  

In response to the Feb. 26 TimesOC newsletter, “How will Trump’s policies hit O.C. Officials working to end homelessness look at uncertainties,” my husband and I frequently walk the Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley. Vicki Miko Costa Mesa Symphony of Flowers out of tune Despite a huge outpouring of vocal opposition from community residents, the Huntington Beach City Council is moving forward with an ill-advised and destructive plan to place a damaging installation in our public Central Park. The so-called Symphony of Flowers is proposed to occupy a large section in the middle of Central Park for six months every year, from September to March, with a disruptive light show and music lasting from 5 to 11 p.m. daily. In addition to charging for admission to several shows per night, the city proposes to sell access to the parking spaces associated with the Central Library, which is usually open until 9 p.m. most days.

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Report advises against homeless facilities at key L.A. beaches and parks
3 years, 7 months ago

Report advises against homeless facilities at key L.A. beaches and parks

LA Times  

A report has recommended against putting temporary homeless facilities in Westchester Park, pictured earlier this year, and in several other recreation areas. Los Angeles should not pursue plans for overnight camping or other homeless facilities at Westchester Park, Mar Vista Park and a parking lot next to Will Rogers State Beach, city policy analysts said Tuesday. In a four-page report, …

Some O.C. residents: We want to help the homeless — just don’t put them in our neighborhoods
7 years ago

Some O.C. residents: We want to help the homeless — just don’t put them in our neighborhoods

LA Times  

Donahue Farrow works on a bike on the balcony of his motel room. One day after Orange County supervisors voted to spend more than $70 million to house the homeless, residents in three prosperous cities expressed alarm about a proposal to set up “camp” shelters in their communities. “We just can’t lower our housing values with this population nearby,” The …

Editorial: How can a place with 58,000 homeless people continue to function?
7 years ago

Editorial: How can a place with 58,000 homeless people continue to function?

LA Times  

Homelessness affects the lives of all Angelenos, not just those forced to live on the streets. There’s an unavoidable, often unspoken, fear that the city around us may be in a state of irreversible decline, and a suspicion on the part of some that the rights of homeless people have trumped the rights of everyone else. Instead, what is needed …

How Los Angeles’ homeless crisis got so bad
9 years, 6 months ago

How Los Angeles’ homeless crisis got so bad

LA Times  

So how did L.A.’s homeless problem get so bad? That’s a question many are asking as Los Angeles elected leaders on Tuesday said they would declare a “state of emergency” on the growing homelessness problem and commit $100 million toward housing and other services for homeless people. The number of tents, makeshift encampments and vehicles occupied by homeless people soared …

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