The Brief
- Residents in El Sereno are expressing outrage to FOX 11 over intolerable sidewalk conditions caused by a sprawling homeless encampment on Fithian Street following a City Council vote against encampment enforcement.
- Council District 14 homeless outreach teams sent emails advising neighbors to accept the encampment because the resident is local and feels comfortable there, prompting pushback from homeowners who say sidewalk access is being blocked.
- Those at the encampment, a mother and her son, confirmed they were offered assistance but refused to move into a shelter.
LOS ANGELES – Following a Los Angeles City Council vote to not enforce street encampments, residents have reached out to FOX 11 to report what they describe as intolerable living conditions in their neighborhood.
What we know:
One sprawling encampment on Fithian Avenue in LA’s El Sereno neighborhood has drawn concerns in the area.…