The Los Angeles Homeless Containment Thread (San Diego, San Jose: where to stay, child care, paperwork)

[jm1982]

Just saw a homeless lady with something burning in front of her.

new normal in L.A..

[Finper]

Originally Posted by sean1the1

I am officially tired of the homeless here in SaMo, when I first moved here I was naive and thought that they were probably good people just down on their luck, but i've come to realize that they are parasites that suck off of other good hearted human beings. Venice is unbelievable in the back streets complete filth, San Pedro is a much poorer community, but doesn't have nearly as many homeless.

I lived there in the early 70s. It wasn't like this then. I used. To go to Lincoln park when I was 8 alone and I was safe. Sad how far Ca has fallen

[LuvSouthOC]

Originally Posted by jm1982

Just saw a homeless lady with something burning in front of her.

new normal in L.A..

I recently saw a black homeless guy start a fire in DTLA and he was laughing hysterically as a firetruck siren was glaring and rushing toward his lighted pile.

[CA4Now]

In Los Angeles, members of the City Council have had the power to block funding for homeless and affordable housing projects by refusing to hand over a required letter.

Critics have sued the city over it, denouncing the rule as an unfair and arbitrary “pocket veto.”

Now the city must get rid of that requirement — or end up losing out on state funding for housing projects.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Thursday that would prevent state money or tax credits from being awarded to any housing development that requires a “letter of acknowledgment” from a local official. The bill was authored by Assemblyman David Chiu (D-San Francisco), who said that “our homelessness crisis is too severe to say no to proven solutions.”

Gov. Brown signs bill cracking down on L.A. 'veto' for homeless housing - Los Angeles Times

[Matadora]

^^^

From the link you posted:

Council members have argued that requiring the letter ensures that housing developers reach out to them early in the development process, giving them an opportunity to raise any neighborhood concerns and build community support for projects.

City Councilman Gil Cedillo, who heads a council committee focused on housing, called the new law “a solution in search of a problem.”

“Council offices are not standing in the way of building permanent supportive housing,” Cedillo said in a statement Thursday. “What you have to figure out is how to convince the NIMBY folks that don’t want that type of housing in their community.”

In some cases, council members have used the letter as leverage to get developers to tweak their plans. Cedillo stressed that far more projects had been approved than turned down.

Garcetti spokeswoman Anna Bahr said that the mayor “will not support any policy that would result in state resources being denied to much-needed affordable housing projects,” but it would be up to council members to decide whether to eliminate the letter requirement.

Cedillo said Thursday that he did not want to remove it, but would take that step if needed to retain state funding for housing.

[jm1982]

Homeowners and stakeholders should have a say in these projects and they shouldn’t be forced upon them . There are legit reasons that people wouldn’t want these shelters near their home . LAPD knows that the home are behind a lot of the crime . There is also a high percentage of drug use , alcoholism and erratic and dangerous behavior among the homeless population .
These are just facts .
Viewing it any other way is just viewing things through rose colored glasses .

These politicians were the ones that allowed the homeless situation to get so bad in the first place.

Also Gil Cedillo is an open borders nutjob that puts all our safety at risk .

[CA4Now]

Originally Posted by Matadora

^^^

From the link you posted:

"(City Councilman Gil) Cedillo stressed that far more projects had been approved than turned down."

But that doesn't look to be true, and is probably Cedillo's opinion.

Here's how easy it is to block a homeless housing project in L.A. - Los Angeles Times

[SportyandMisty]

Originally Posted by Tulemutt

The problem is overwhelming in scope and cost to contain.

Yes, it is overwhelming in cost (scope too).

Collectively, The Public should understand what the cost truly is - both in terms of $$$ and in terms of cuts to other public services that will occur to pay for it.

Elected politicians are not being honest about either the scope or the monetary cost.

[jm1982]

Homeless on LA’s Skid Row paid $1 or less in exchange for forged signatures on ballot measures

“Los Angeles police arrested three people on felony election fraud charges for paying $1 or less to homeless people on Skid Row in exchange for their forged signatures, the Sacramento Bee reported, citing a Friday tweet from LAPD Capt. Marc Reina.”

https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/0...allot-measures

[Matadora]

Originally Posted by jm1982

Homeless on LA’s Skid Row paid $1 or less in exchange for forged signatures on ballot measures

“Los Angeles police arrested three people on felony election fraud charges for paying $1 or less to homeless people on Skid Row in exchange for their forged signatures, the Sacramento Bee reported, citing a Friday tweet from LAPD Capt. Marc Reina.”

https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/0...allot-measures

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