Housing & Homelessness How a commune-like encampment in Echo Park became a flashpoint in L.A.’s homelessness crisisĪ homeless encampment at Echo Park Lake has become a symbolically fraught case study of the rights to public spaces The pandemic’s limits on dispersing encampments meant prohibitions on pitching tents in parks weren’t immediately enforced. In the preceding weeks and months, outreach workers had been able to get more than 180 people living in the park into hotel rooms rented by the city under the Project Roomkey program, as well as other forms of interim housing. On one night of protests, authorities said 182 people were arrested for failing to disperse. After police issued a dispersal order, protests erupted and protesters, journalists and legal observers were detained. It had been two months since the park was closed by city officials, who kept their plans secret until the last minute.
It’s just so great to be back here with them.” “They love the raspado and corn from the vendors. “The kids are so excited to be back,” she said. Reza lives blocks from the park with six other members of her family and said having a place to take the young ones, who are between the ages of 8 and 14, was a great relief. Griselda Reza, 28, sat with her cousin Sonia Avelar, 20, laughing as Reza’s four nieces and nephews ran through the playground. Their guardians watched from the side, seemingly relieved the kids had a place to play. Quickly the playground filled with screaming children chasing each other. Every fixture, door and piece of hardware in the bathrooms were replaced. Recreation and Parks workers had pared back weeds that hadn’t been touched in months before the park closed. That didn’t stop two horses with park rangers on their backs from indulging in some lunch by ripping up what had only just been replanted.
Certain areas remained fenced off to let the grass grow back.
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Losorelli said the municipal code prohibiting tents and camping in city parks would be enforced and the four gates to a fence that surrounds the park would be shut nightly.
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