Citing a report from the The Los Angeles Times, The Messenger reports that the project cost almost $7 million in total: $4M of that going to fencing, bathrooms, and staffing facilities for the village, while the other $3M is going to 24-7 catering and staffing services. It is managed by a nonprofit group called Urban Alchemy.
Even though the costs are high the community is only meant to be temporary. The small tent town is ‘located on a parking lot that will eventually be turned into public housing,’ The Messenger says, ‘but because it will take years for construction to commence on that project, the city decided to fill the space with tents in the meantime.’
The paper added:
The tents in the East Hollywood location are of higher quality than anything someone could buy from a typical camping store. They have raised wooden platforms, full beds, and storage lockers. The site has reportedly been close to capacity since opening in February 2022.
The nonprofit already oversees several camp villages across the state with varying styles. The residences at a tent city in Culver City are made from sturdy white canvas, while those in South Los Angeles are more humble, resembling store-bought camping gear.
Unsheltered homelessness — when people sleep in cars, parks, or train stations — now accounts for about 40% of the homeless population in the U.S., up from 31% eight years ago.
Only 2% of the homeless that reside in the tent city in East Hollywood have transitioned to permanent housing, which the nonprofit blames on the home affordability crisis in California and across the nation.
AUTHOR COMMENTARY
In early 2021 I reported on another tent city in L.A., though this one looks like an over-saturated suburb of “she sheds” and picnic tables.
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
Lamentations 4:5
The return of glorified and teched-out Hoovervilles are going to be popping up more and more around the country, especially when economic conditions boil over and the government goons finally concede to their being a recession (which means that the greatest depression on the face of the earth has truly begun). Thus, the rise of the WEF’s “15-minute cities” will be embraced.
[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).
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Welcome to the US, here’s your tent, phone ,drivers license, bank account and free health care. Anything else we can do for you? Un fortunately sir; your an citizen of this country, so you need to find help on your own.
Loverly place this country is, ain’t it.