The Westchester Senior Center has temporarily shut its doors due to safety concerns. Community members have complained to the city for months about a homeless encampment that has taken over the parking lot.
Westchester resident Debra Huston is fed up with the trash, illegal camping and sketchy activity going on in the parking lot at Westchester Park.She and other members of the neighborhood council of Westchester-Playa have complained to the city for months about cracking down on a growing encampment that has scared people away from the park.
Huston and other residents were disappointed after learning the city temporarily shut down the senior center Tuesday due to safety concerns. Neighbors said it was a relief to see city crews clearing out parts of the lot earlier this week. However, it was short-lived as many o the unhoused have already returned to the lot. A spokesperson for Los Angeles Recreation and Parks said they are working to hire additional staff and hope to reopen the senior center within a week or two. They would not go into detail about possible plans to make the center safer.
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