Opposition of residents is not easy It has been estimated that there are 126 city-owned sites in Los Angeles where homeless shelters or permanent residences can be set up.
The LA city government is promoting the preparation of homeless temporary shelters or permanent housing facilities on land owned by the city government to solve the homeless problem. A related committee has already been formed at the community level to make a list of vacant sites or buildings owned by the LA government and publish this list online.
In her first year in office, Mayor Karen Bass pledged to make the city’s site fit for 1,000 beds for the homeless, and the committee said the city could build a shelter for 1,000 homeless beds in the next six months if the site is used. However, Mayor Karen Bass said the mayor’s office is reviewing the site owned by the city government to build a homeless shelter separate from the committee.
So far, a government site that can accommodate 500 homeless beds has been identified, which is being promoted as part of Governor Newsom’s recently launched Small Homes Project for the Homeless, and if approved, it will be completed by next July, a year later. expected to be built. The mayor is in discussions with local council members to see how residents react to the homeless housing being built on city-owned land.
For example, we are considering building homeless housing on a city-owned site that used to be an elementary school in the West Valley, and we found that residents of the surrounding single-family housing blocks are against the homeless housing. There are many residents who oppose the establishment of homeless housing facilities in a situation where the necessary services for the homeless are not fully equipped, saying that it can damage the community.
A city-owned parking lot located in Remert Park, Los Angeles District 10, which includes Koreatown, is also on the list for use as a homeless shelter. He expressed his position that he could not support the construction of homeless residential facilities in the region.