Perla was born and raised in Orange County, went to UC Berkeley for her Bachelors, and worked in Bakersfield for her first job as a multimedia journalist.
A painted car and a handful of posters made it clear: people in Lemon Grove feel like they were lied to.“They said we were going to get to give input,' said resident Tina Cupp. 'Then they took it downtown and voted on it without our knowledge.”There’s an upcoming project to build tiny homes for the homeless in their city. However, residents say they didn't hear about it until the project was approved.
“I don’t have all the answers, but what I do know is that we can work in unity to make a difference,” Vasquez said.The county wants to put 70 tiny homes in a vacant lot at the intersection of Sweetwater and Troy. There are homes nearby, Mount Vernon Elementary is one mile away, and some local businesses are right across the street.“Putting homeless encampments across the street from a gas station high schoolers consistently frequent is not the solution we need,” said Ryan Asmar.
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