City and state officials on Monday shared details of a homeless encampment clearing last week along the Los Angeles River near Artesia Boulevard, saying it forced about 25 people to move from the area.
Officials said the encampment underneath the crossing of the 91 and 710 freeways has been a recurring health and safety concern. Those living in the encampment were warned twice of the cleanup, with a final notice posted one day before Thanksgiving.
The cleanup, which spanned three days, Dec. 1 to 3, collected 150 tons of rubbish. Caltrans crews were seen in aerial footage corralling trash and uprooting tents, lean-to shacks and makeshift homes before setting up rocks and other barriers as a deterrent to future camps.
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In total, 25 people — and eight pets — were moved from the site, each accepting a room at the city’s new state-funded Project Homekey site, the former Luxury Inn in North Long Beach. Officials said the timing of the clearing was based around the site’s opening…