{"id":6783,"date":"2026-04-25T19:05:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T19:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6783"},"modified":"2026-04-25T19:05:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T19:05:18","slug":"homeless-encampments-overtake-kids-parks-across-la-in-disturbing-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6783","title":{"rendered":"Homeless encampments overtake kids\u2019 parks across LA in disturbing scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || 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\/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Homeless encampments are blighting schools and playgrounds across Los Angeles \u2014 but lefty Los Angeles City are still trying to stop a crackdown.<\/p>\n<p>The California Post found numerous parks across the city being hijacked by vagrants, with shocking pictures showing public spaces being turned into decrepit shelters, with the homeless choosing to sleep wherever they wanted, including beneath a child\u2019s slide.  <\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday April 14th, the LA City Council approved a new anti-camping designation for a stretch of Venice at Rose Avenue and Hampton Drive \u2014 but four socialist councilmembers, Eunisses Hernandez, Nithya Raman, Hugo Soto-Mart\u00ednez and Ysabel Jurado, all voting against the measure. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A homeless person rests at a playground at MacArthur Park. <span class=\"credit\">Ringo Chiu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Los Angeles\u2019 anti camping law is needlessly complex: Los Angeles Municipal Code 41.18 bans encampments within 500ft of schools and day care centers \u2014 but in other public areas such as children\u2019s parks, libraries and certain public routes, a City Council vote must be held to create a designated zone before enforcement can begin.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what Tuesday\u2019s vote did in Venice: it opened the door for the city to post notices and, after a waiting period, clear encampments along that corridor.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Encampments remain near public spaces despite repeated cleanups. <span class=\"credit\">Ringo Chiu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A group of homeless people gather near a playground at MacArthur Park Recreation Center on Wednesday. <span class=\"credit\">Ringo Chiu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A homeless encampment is set up at Hoover Recreation Center on Wednesday. <span class=\"credit\">Ringo Chiu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Supporters argue it\u2019s one of the only immediate tools the city has to restore access to public spaces, while opponents say all it does is push encampments from one block to another.<\/p>\n<p>But while the debate plays out at City Hall, the reality on the ground remains unchanged in many neighborhoods, including those represented by the councilmembers who voted no.<\/p>\n<p>The Post has documented for months what residents describe as a \u201czombie apocalypse\u201d unfolding at MacArthur Park, as encampments take over public space.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Tents line a sidewalk near a local school, where parents say they pass encampments \u201cat least twice a day\u201d on the walk to class. <span class=\"credit\">Ringo Chiu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cleanup crews clear part of an encampment in Council District 1, as tents remain just steps away along surrounding streets. <span class=\"credit\">Ringo Chiu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On a recent visit to Council District 1, represented by cop-hating radical Eunisses Hernandez, there were encampments clustered around schools and parks across neighborhoods such as Westlake, Echo Park and Chinatown, with residents left incresingly frustrated. <\/p>\n<p>The Post toured the district with Raul Claros, who is challenging Hernandez in the upcoming elections,  who pointed to newly-posted cleanup notices at encampments next to schools and children\u2019s parks.<\/p>\n<p>There were also multiple official notices posted at encampment sites across the district warning of upcoming cleanups \u2014 but residents all that ever happens is the encampments are cleared for a short time before the tents begin to reappear.<\/p>\n<p>Claros said the upcoming City Hall elections on June 2 had inspired the first clean ups in \u201dfour years.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Eunisses Hernandez, who voted against expanding the anti-camping law, faces criticism as enforcement tied to the same policy continues in her district. <span class=\"credit\">Los Angeles Times via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf this had been happening all along, you wouldn\u2019t see this many people stepping up to run (for council).\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u201cShe voted no on expanding enforcement in Venice. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut now you\u2019re seeing cleanups happening in her own district. People can judge that for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Councilmember Nithya Raman has argued enforcement moves encampments without solving homelessness, as conditions continue across her district. <span class=\"credit\">Jonathan Alcorn For CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Claros said families across the district have expressed their growing concerns about safety and have urged stronger enforcement, especially near schools and parks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook around you,\u201d said Raul Claros. \u201cThis isn\u2019t complicated. People are tired of it. They want action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Raman, who is now running for mayor, has long argued the law creates a \u201cdistrict-by-district arms race\u201d that simply shifts encampments \u2014 a stance that offers a clear glimpse into how she approaches homelessness as a citywide issue. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe can\u2019t even manage Council District 4, let alone a city the size of Los Angeles.,\u201d said local community member Cameron Flannagan. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTools like 41.18 are among the few the city actually has, and she hasn\u2019t used them where it matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flanagan said Griffith Park is a prime example: \u201cThere is no urgency, no action. What you do see is a focus on political power, not public safety. She\u2019s not addressing the real consequences in her own backyard\u2014dogs are being poisoned by fentanyl, people dying in the river.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Raman\u2019s office told The Post on Wednesday that \u201cin Council District 4, we follow the laws in partnership with appropriate City departments, including Bureau of Sanitation, Department of Transportation, Recreation and Parks, and LAPD,\u201d adding that outreach and housing placements, not enforcement, are driving reductions in homelessness.<\/p>\n<p>Still, like other parts of Los Angeles, residents in her district continue to push for enforcement and cleaner, safer public spaces for families and children, frustration fueled in part by past remarks from Nithya Raman. <\/p>\n<p>At a 2024 Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association debate, Raman dismissed distance-based restrictions near schools, saying, \u201cI don\u2019t think a kid\u2019s gonna be safer if they are 10 feet or 500 feet away from a school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Soto-Mart\u00ednez represents neighborhoods where encampments line both commercial strips and residential streets, with ongoing enforcement activity but little lasting resolution.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Encampments crowd a neighborhood park, raising ongoing concerns about safety, access and sanitation for families and children. <span class=\"credit\">Ringo Chiu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His office told The Post:  \u201cWe have voted against every 41.18 zone introduced since taking office and have not added any new 41.18 zones in District 13. For those implemented before we took office, we have asked LAPD not to enforce them, and repealing the zones would require majority support on the City Council.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jurado\u2019s district includes Downtown Los Angeles and Skid Row, where encampments and enforcement operations are a constant part of daily city life.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Claros says families are left navigating the fallout, walking past encampments on the way to school, a reality parents describe as happening \u201cat least twice a day,\u201d and even more for those making regular trips to nearby parks, waiting for solutions that remain stuck in debate.<\/p>\n<p>The Post reached out to Hernandez and Jurado for comment and have not heard back. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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