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California city bans homeless tent encampments on the streets: Hundreds of people living in makeshift shelters will be forced to flee - despite decision receiving fierce backlash from Democrat council members
Culver City officials voted three to two on Monday to bar tents and other structures - and the change will come into effect when more housing models for the homeless become available, including a Project Room Key site and a designated homeless area at Virginia Parking Lot. Dan O'Brien, Culver City Councilman, claimed officials needed to quickly take action as the neighboring City of Los Angeles' Mayor Karen Bass pledged last year to get over 17,000 homeless people into housing in her first year through a mix of interim and permanent facilities. 'A fear of mine is if we don’t have all the tools in place to help our own unhoused and Los Angeles already have the enforcement along our borders, then those who refuse housing will just cross the street into Culver City, and then further strain our resources,' O'Brien told The Los Angeles Times. The ordinance, which has no enforcement date, allows homeless people remain on the streets with only sleeping bags and blankets. Culver City is one of Los Angeles County's 88 cities. The ordinance will go into effect when about 100 beds are made available through various programs in the city. Related: Culver City: 2022-07-13 Paroled robbery suspect holds up California store at gunpoint: video Culver City: 2018-08-30 L.A's Newest Street: Barack Obama Boulevard Culver City: 2010-06-06 Sandra Bullock: Troops Choice Award for Entertainer of The Year Posted by: Skidmark 2023-02-20 |
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