A 33-bed homeless facility approved by City Council near old Westside Pavilion has angered some residents, businesses.
A yard sign opposing an interim homeless housing facility at 2377 Midvale Ave. on the Westside is seen here on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky’s district. The 33-bed facility, which will be built on a city-owned parking lot at Midvale Avenue and Pico Boulevard, is opposed by critics who say there are other sites within the district that would be better suited for homeless housing because they’re not near residential homes or local businesses.
An interim homeless housing facility on L.A.’s Westside that the Los Angeles City Council approved is seen here on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky’s district. The 33-bed facility, will be built on a city-owned parking lot at Midvale Avenue and Pico Boulevard, is opposed by critics who say there are at least two other sites within the district that would be better suited for homeless housing because they’re not near residential homes or local businesses.
Yaroslavsky pledged to work with the community, police department and service provider to develop “a robust neighborhood security plan.” He and others say they’re worried that this will be a so-called “low-barrier” housing facility, where most people experiencing homelessness can move in unless they’re a registered sex offender. They say it’s inappropriate to place drug addicts or people battling mental health issues so close to a residential neighborhood and small businesses trying to thrive.
Toby Muresianu, who lives about two blocks from the project site and is a member of Westside for Everyone, a housing advocacy group, described in an interview how he met a homeless man named Bill late last year who did not fit any of the stereotypes of being a drug addict, alcoholic or mentally unstable person but who simply was down on his luck.
Those sites, she said, would not be in the middle of a residential neighborhood, and there is space to accommodate more than just 33 beds. At least some of these sites also have a kitchen, whereas the site on Midvale will not, and meals will have to be transported to the facility daily, she said. To add to the drama, on Monday, Oct. 16, the mayor removed the president of the city’s transportation commission, Eric Eisenberg, from the transportation commission. The letter informing Eisenberg of his dismissal, which Eisenberg shared with the Los Angeles Daily News, did not offer an explanation for his sudden removal.
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