Tamela Kerneghan, 52, sets up her tent near Los Angeles City Hall. A pest control company warned that the homeless created “harborage for rodents.”
The company said it found “poor sanitary conditions” — including leftover food, human waste and hypodermic needles — and recommended that the city clear away the homeless population living in the Civic Center. Councilman Joe Buscaino, who has criticized the city over its handling of sidewalk cleanups of homeless people, was the only council member to argue during council meetings that the camps attract vermin.
Department officials didn’t directly mention the homeless encampments, or CatsUSA’s recommendation to clear them, at any of three council meetings devoted to discussing the rat infestation earlier this year. Cleanups of homeless camps currently take place every weekend in the Civic Center and include the disposal of hazardous materials, the removal and storage of items owned by homeless people, and the power washing of sidewalks, said Elena Stern, spokeswoman for the city’s Bureau of Sanitation.
"I really want us to get to the facts,” Wesson said. “I do not want to have people who are unfortunately living on the streets blamed for something that they might not have anything to do with, but they're just an easy target."
You guys are lying thieves. A few months ago you covered for MayorOfLA by repeating the lie that rats came from the demolition of a nearby building...completely mislead the public. Why is the LA Times the propaganda arm for leftist LA politicians? Shame on you all
This is exactly what Governor Newsom wants. Maybe he needs to live there.
Pelosi should pay attention to this instead of fighting with President Trump! She cares more for the illegal aliens than her own people!
Someone was discussing this very thing about a year ago who was it oh yes drdrew
. ShitHole Great job Democrats!
If they stayed home and we did not let them in there would have been no problems at a.l
Damn Democrats are everywhere!!!
Yes living on the street is unsanitary. Maybe we should ourselves why a first world country is fine with letting their citizens just fail. No right to... ✔Healthcare ✔Food ✔Shelter Despite a demand that all life be consider precious ' prolife? ' Madness
See dakotacdsmith maybe best not 2 trust politicians like ericgarcetti ...better 2 do the research on your own, sit & watch, instead of trusting them.
You think?🙄🙄
drdrew
Yeppers. GoDemocrats
Just tell the cops to make the city vagrant unfriendly and the problem will be solved and the city will vagrant, wino, derelict, transient, and bum-free.
Give them free stuff and they will come.
Cheap solution. Provide port a potties.
Its crazy how many 'well off' Californians on here are ok with this. They figure, 'Its Cali baby, at least they're warm'
Illegal aliens live 15 to a house and spread far more filth.
Free bus tickets from anywhere to “Progressive” California!
Alt Headline: LA Officials would rather have rats infest City Hall than house the homeless on their doorstep.
And we are going to pour in the Illegals to your lovely Sanctuary City, you Radical Leftist SOBs! California wants to be a Socialist Mecca, then so be it! Run radio ads in Free States touting the free stuff in Leftist California.
This was result of private citizens FOIA request. Where was the times?
MayorOfLA Maybe it’s time to change city policy on homeless storage on the streets?
xorbesgoddess If only America had the resources to help these people. Ahhh well.
⛔ 918 homeless died on the streets of Los Angeles in 2018!! With more than 55,000 people living on the streets, Los Angeles has one of the largest homeless populations in the US HumanRights healthcare MentalHealthAwarenessMonth drugs
come up to SF well show you rats size of racoons at nite- during day we have seniors shitting on sidewalks- rats love this city
And to houses everywhere I Berkeley ca
They needed a report to figure that out?
Duh! 🙄
Yeah it's bad down there Hell it's bad all around the area, but they only care about their part of DTLA.
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