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The anti-camping ordinance passed by the L.A. City Council prohibits sitting, sleeping or storing possessions on public property at many locations in the City | Photo by Bill Hendrickson/Boulevard Sentinel

Anti-camping law passes City Council; NELA councilmembers vote in favor

07/28/202108/02/2021 T.A. Hendrickson1378012 Comments

By T.A. Hendrickson

Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León, the city councilmembers representing Northeast Los Angeles, voted with a majority on the City Council on Wednesday to prohibit homeless camping on public property near schools, day-care centers, parks, libraries, designated freeway underpasses and other locations.

Aerial view rendering of the homeless shelters planned for 7570 N. Figueroa St in Eagle Rock, across from the Eagle Rock Recreation Center | Image: Board Report 6/17/21 / LA Department of Recreation and Parks

Final approval granted for homeless pallet shelters in Eagle Rock

06/17/202107/06/2021 T.A. Hendrickson460033 Comments

By T.A Hendrickson

The commissioners of the Board of Recreation and Parks (RAP) approved the plan today to build 48 small, prefabricated shelter units for the homeless. Details after the click.

Kevin de León Takes Your Questions at a Zoom Meeting on August 19 at 6:30 p.m.

08/18/2020 T.A. Hendrickson14299

By T. A. Hendrickson

Count the Homeless

12/25/201912/27/2019 admin15368

The 2020 Homeless count in NELA will take place in January 2020. Details are here.

On Homelessness: New Training Helps You Help Others

12/25/201912/27/2019 Jane Demian16256

Want to how you can help the homeless in your neighborhood? SELAH volunteers are doing this now providing weekly suppers, showers, clothing and more. Get started here.

Homeless | Photo by Joel Sappell for the Boulevard Sentinel

Helping the Homeless: An Update

07/26/201907/26/2019 Matthew Reagan and Mary Lynch147571 Comment

Homelessness in NELA may be intractable but efforts are underway to make it less so. We update you on a few initiatives underway to address this catastrophic problem.