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Officials clear homeless encampment at California state beach
7 months ago

Officials clear homeless encampment at California state beach

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Officials cleared a homeless encampment at a California state beach Thursday, a month after Gov. Bright yellow trash trucks rolled onto the sands of Dockweiler State Beach, located behind the Los Angeles International Airport, accompanied by county workers and local law enforcement for the cleanup operation. Newsom issued an executive order for state agencies to start removing …

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Officials clear homeless encampment at California state beach
7 months ago

Officials clear homeless encampment at California state beach

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Officials cleared a homeless encampment …

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Homeless encampment at Dockweiler State Beach near LAX cleared by city workers
7 months, 1 week ago

Homeless encampment at Dockweiler State Beach near LAX cleared by city workers

LA Times  

Los Angeles County Beaches and Harbors workers clean up a homeless encampment on Dockweiler State Beach in Playa del Rey on Thursday. A homeless encampment that neighbors said had been growing at Dockweiler State Beach in Playa del Rey was taken down on Thursday, city officials said. Dockweiler State Beach sits under the LAX flight path and is in an …

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Airline passenger flew to Burbank, but her luggage landed in a Hollywood homeless encampment
9 months, 1 week ago

Airline passenger flew to Burbank, but her luggage landed in a Hollywood homeless encampment

LA Times  

A Southern California woman who took an American Airlines flight to Hollywood Burbank Airport found that her missing luggage had somehow landed at a Hollywood homeless encampment. Aunny Grace’s troubles began at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on May 29, when her flight was delayed and she had to sleep at the airport overnight, she told NBC Los Angeles. …

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Man dies in fire under Atlantic City pier near homeless encampment
11 months, 1 week ago

Man dies in fire under Atlantic City pier near homeless encampment

Associated Press  

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A man died in a fire under an Atlantic City pier near a homeless encampment, authorities said. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said Friday that Bruce Eder, 67, died in a fire that began Thursday evening under the Central Pier at the boardwalk and Tennessee Avenue. Fire Chief Scott Evans said Eder was believed to be …

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In Hollywood, homeless encampments fuel neighborhood frustration with Bass and Raman
1 year, 1 month ago

In Hollywood, homeless encampments fuel neighborhood frustration with Bass and Raman

LA Times  

The fire that broke out on Franklin Avenue last month was, by some measures, a modest one. “People are scared for their safety,” said Alexa Iles Skarpelos, who co-chairs the LAPD’s Community Police Advisory Board in Hollywood and is voting for Raman’s opponent, Deputy City Atty. Bass said two unhoused residents refused to go inside — one of them facing …

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Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer
1 year, 4 months ago

Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer

The Independent  

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Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer
1 year, 4 months ago

Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Tossing tent poles, blankets and a duffel bag into a shopping cart and three wagons, Will Taylor spent a summer morning helping friends tear down what had been their home and that of about a dozen others. “I mean we’re not trash, we’re people.” He said he and his wife would “wander a couple blocks from here …

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Phoenix finishes clearing downtown homeless encampment after finding shelter for more than 500
1 year, 4 months ago

Phoenix finishes clearing downtown homeless encampment after finding shelter for more than 500

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The city of Phoenix has successfully cleared out a massive downtown homeless encampment by Saturday’s court ordered deadline by helping more than 500 people find beds in shelters and motels. “They’ve really cleaned up things, and there’s a lot less crime around here now,” said Rudy Soliz, the operations director at the area’s Justa Center, which provides daytime …

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The latest in Phoenix's efforts to remove biggest homeless encampment after lawsuit
1 year, 8 months ago

The latest in Phoenix's efforts to remove biggest homeless encampment after lawsuit

NPR  

The latest in Phoenix's efforts to remove biggest homeless encampment after lawsuit ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST: Business owners in downtown Phoenix are in court this week, saying the city isn't moving fast enough to remove its biggest homeless encampment. DORMAN: Violence and crime are a reason Downtown Phoenix businesses and property owners sued the city last year. DORMAN: In court this …

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$100,000 in stolen tools, guns found in San Jose homeless bunker
2 years, 8 months ago

$100,000 in stolen tools, guns found in San Jose homeless bunker

LA Times  

The San Jose Police Department found a bunker near a homeless encampment filled with at least $100,000 in stolen goods. The San Jose Police Department said it discovered a bunker in a homeless encampment filled with $100,000 in stolen goods, including firearms and construction equipment. Officers discovered an underground bunker filled with multiple rifles, ammunition and power tools, according to …

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L.A. to clear homeless camp in Little Tokyo, sparking mixed reaction
3 years ago

L.A. to clear homeless camp in Little Tokyo, sparking mixed reaction

LA Times  

Phillip Lomeli, left, and girlfriend Samantha Campos leave a homeless encampment Thursday morning in the Little Tokyo area of downtown Los Angeles. Tommy Miller, 39, leaves a homeless encampment at Toriumi Plaza in Little Tokyo area of downtown Los Angeles on their way to housing provided by Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority on March 17. Sarah Perry and her dog …

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L.A. county clears homeless encampment outside VA campus; vets offered shelter inside
3 years, 4 months ago

L.A. county clears homeless encampment outside VA campus; vets offered shelter inside

LA Times  

A bulldozer roared outside GemBob Brookhyser’s tent Monday morning as he yanked on an extension cord caught in a tangle of his belongings. Robert Reynolds, center, a veteran advocate with Amvets, walks with Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Monday as they tour the Veterans Row encampment along San Vicente Boulevard. “We’re trying to understand that sometimes folks have …

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Column: L.A. should take a lesson from Sacramento on how to clear a homeless encampment
3 years, 11 months ago

Column: L.A. should take a lesson from Sacramento on how to clear a homeless encampment

LA Times  

Tents sit in a parking lot near Highway 50 in Sacramento as part of a new city-sanctioned “safe ground” for homeless people. “So here I am.” I can’t help but feel there is a lesson in here for Los Angeles, where city officials are still getting grief from some of the homeless people who were forced out of their commune-like …

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Eagle Rock man charged with torching homeless encampment, sparking brush fire in 2019
3 years, 11 months ago

Eagle Rock man charged with torching homeless encampment, sparking brush fire in 2019

LA Times  

An Eagle Rock man has been charged with setting fire to a homeless encampment in 2019, a blaze that eventually grew into a brush fire that left three people injured and threatened homes in Los Angeles and Glendale, prosecutors said. California Two men specifically targeted and set fire to Eagle Rock homeless encampment, officials say Two men will likely face …

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It’s the endgame for the Echo Park homeless encampment
4 years ago

It’s the endgame for the Echo Park homeless encampment

LA Times  

A homeless encampment that took over a large swath of Echo Park for more than a year appeared on the brink of extinction Thursday as city officials fenced off the area and police prepared to remove the relatively few remaining campers, some of whom insisted on their right to live in the park. “It’s a tough situation,” said one resident, …

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Mexican cultural center to sign agreement with city to clear homeless encampment
4 years ago

Mexican cultural center to sign agreement with city to clear homeless encampment

LA Times  

About 40 people live on two parking lots at El Centro Cultural of Mexico in Santa Ana on Feb. 24. After facing fines and the threat of an abatement court order, a Mexican cultural center in Santa Ana has agreed to work with the city to clear a homeless encampment in its parking lots. If El Centro chose not to …

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Mexican cultural center faces off with city of Santa Ana over homeless encampment
4 years, 1 month ago

Mexican cultural center faces off with city of Santa Ana over homeless encampment

LA Times  

More than 40 people live in El Centro Cultural of Mexico in Santa Ana. A Mexican cultural center in Santa Ana is butting heads with the city over a homeless encampment in its parking lots. Ben Vazquez, who sits on the cultural center’s board of directors, said the city wants the homeless people out of the area. Vazquez said he …

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Two men specifically targeted and set fire to Eagle Rock homeless encampment, officials say
5 years, 6 months ago

Two men specifically targeted and set fire to Eagle Rock homeless encampment, officials say

LA Times  

Two men have been accused of setting a blaze at a homeless encampment that grew into a large brush fire and prompted evacuations in Eagle Rock and Glendale late last month, authorities said. Fire officials said the men specifically targeted the homeless encampment, but did not offer a motive for the attack or explain how the fire was set. Investigators …

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Woman killed as Caltrans crew clears homeless encampment in Modesto
6 years, 6 months ago

Woman killed as Caltrans crew clears homeless encampment in Modesto

LA Times  

Police say a homeless woman sleeping in a cardboard box was struck and killed by heavy machinery operated by a Caltrans crew clearing a homeless camp earlier this month in Modesto. “We’re not going to rush anything.” A man who said he witnessed the incident told a reporter at the encampment that her body was “smashed.” The woman’s death also …

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‘There’s no place else ... that we can run to’: Residents of huge homeless camp are asked to clear out to make way for LAX project
8 years, 1 month ago

‘There’s no place else ... that we can run to’: Residents of huge homeless camp are asked to clear out to make way for LAX project

LA Times  

A homeless camp stands in the way of Los Angeles International Airport’s planned rental car facility, parking areas and transportation hub. 3 / 12 Debris and possessions cover the sidewalk at homeless encampments along W. 94th Street in the Manchester Square neighborhood in Los Angeles. 4 / 12 Joe Sigler 59, sits with his dog Mojo at his homeless encampment …

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