Fox News: Los Angeles Echo Park Homeless Evicted, Offered Hotel Rooms

BREAM The long festering ░░░░░░░░ problem is front and ░░░░░░░░ in Los Angeles tonight ░░░░░░░░ the city moved to ░░░░░░░░ an encampment at Echo ░░░░░░░░ where police were met ░░░░░░░░ residents and protesters who ░░░░░░░░ they weren t going ░░░░░░░░ leave Chief breaking news ░░░░░░░░ Trace Gallagher reporting live ░░░░░░░░ our West Coast newsroom ░░░░░░░░ L A tonight Good ░░░░░░░░ Trace GALLAGHER Shannon good ░░░░░░░░ In just over an ░░░░░░░░ the homeless residents of ░░░░░░░░ Park and there are ░░░░░░░░ a few dozen have ░░░░░░░░ leave the area or ░░░░░░░░ escorted away by police ░░░░░░░░ encampment was supposed to ░░░░░░░░ cleared last night but ░░░░░░░░ few hundred protesters showed ░░░░░░░░ In fact some are ░░░░░░░░ on hand again tonight ░░░░░░░░ the police sweep Last ░░░░░░░░ s gathering led to ░░░░░░░░ few crashes and at ░░░░░░░░ point police got into ░░░░░░░░ gear after protesters began ░░░░░░░░ bottles and other objects ░░░░░░░░ homeless also joined in ░░░░░░░░ chanting Watch Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ Housing is a human ░░░░░░░░ fight fight fight Housing ░░░░░░░░ a human right fight ░░░░░░░░ fight AHMED Here we ░░░░░░░░ We re back to ░░░░░░░░ year We re back ░░░░░░░░ fighting for our right ░░░░░░░░ to exist That is ░░░░░░░░ we want just like ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ our lives MONTGOMERY Overall ░░░░░░░░ s just sad I ░░░░░░░░ that is the best ░░░░░░░░ to put it Especially ░░░░░░░░ know because I have ░░░░░░░░ it grow and grow ░░░░░░░░ grow as Corona increased ░░░░░░░░ ends GALLAGHER The unofficial ░░░░░░░░ had the encampment at ░░░░░░░░ a hundred tents but ░░░░░░░░ the protesters were allowed ░░░░░░░░ number of homeless has ░░░░░░░░ drawn the ire of ░░░░░░░░ who live in and ░░░░░░░░ Echo Park People demanding ░░░░░░░░ authorities clean up the ░░░░░░░░ and public spaces and ░░░░░░░░ that their village green ░░░░░░░░ rife with trash drugs ░░░░░░░░ crime As to where ░░░░░░░░ Echo Park homeless residents ░░░░░░░░ go now city leaders ░░░░░░░░ agreed to move those ░░░░░░░░ wish into hotels temporarily ░░░░░░░░ work crews protected by ░░░░░░░░ are in the process ░░░░░░░░ putting fences around the ░░░░░░░░ encampment so it can ░░░░░░░░ cleaned and restored Listen ░░░░░░░░ starts O FARRELL When ░░░░░░░░ reopen the park after ░░░░░░░░ weeks sometime in the ░░░░░░░░ spring it will reopen ░░░░░░░░ and securely long term ░░░░░░░░ where everyone can enjoy ░░░░░░░░ park during park hours ░░░░░░░░ ends GALLAGHER Although authorities ░░░░░░░░ expect a few dozen ░░░░░░░░ people to continue trying ░░░░░░░░ use the park as ░░░░░░░░ encampment and as the ░░░░░░░░ problem becomes more pervasive ░░░░░░░░ California consider this In ░░░░░░░░ 2020 the number of ░░░░░░░░ in California was above ░░░░░░░░ 000 That was up ░░░░░░░░ from the previous year ░░░░░░░░ that was pre pandemic ░░░░░░░░ say the number now ░░░░░░░░ higher The solutions remain ░░░░░░░░ scarce. Shannon?”