Neighbors were fed up and amplified their calls and emails to CD13. Several neighbors responded to our earlier post, including this r esponse on February 17, by a neighbor at home with her kids, sent via email to neighbors and CD13:
"He knocked on my door on a rainy day, asking me for a wine bottle opener because someone stole his. I kindly told him I don't have one and immediately closed the door. I was home with all my kids and pretty concerned because as he went down the stairs (most likely frustrated), he went to my neighbor's garage door and cracked the bottle open by breaking off the neck of his wine bottle and leaving the broken glass on the sidewalk."
Another neighbor home with his kids, witnessed the same incident after he'd sent the homeless guy away after mak ing the same request at his door.
In the following weeks, neighbors were on edge due to a reported increase in Silver Lake car break-ins; an attempted Corralitas garage break-in; graffiti, package and mail theft; suspicious vehicles cruising our hard to find hillside street; other cars seemingly abandoned on the Red Car Property; and most disturbingly, witnessed by multiple neighbors, a woman described as either on drugs or crazy, showing up inside at least one home on Corralitas Drive and another home on Riverside Place. (Both times, homeowners confronted the woman, who did not know her.) Only one of those events was witnessed as related to the homeless guy, but his presence only aggravates the general unease in the neighborhood.
< /div> Photo: Corralitas Neighbor #2, March 7, 2017. Three hours after his camp was cleared by the City, the homeless guy returned. Neighbors are getting hostile. Remember, Rosebud Ave is the primary means of access to Corralitas Drive. It is the only vehicle access. Corralitas Neighborhood Watch warned neighbors NOT to give handouts to the homeless guy as it was only encouraging him to stay. Neighbors resumed their emails to CD13. A representative assured us, the return was reported to PATH and the process resumed.
Neighbors with children and single women have expressed fear and will no longer walk through the tunnel to reach Allesandro. With such a small street, the homeless guy knows all of our schedules, cars and homes. Neighbors are fed up.
CD13 is urging neighbors to report all suspicious and illicit activity to the LAPD. Report dumping and graffiti to MyLA311.
It is not a crime to be homeless, nor is public urination.
Clearly people in Silver Lake throw out too much stuff. Instead of throwing your used home goods, clothing, toys and furniture in the trash, or giving the stuff you're tired of directly to the homeless guy, donate it to Out of the Closet, Goodwill or St Vincent de Paul. All three have donation centers in Cypress Park or Lincoln Heights, freeway close and just minutes away.
PATH outreach workers were seen again yesterday talking with the homeless guy who, so far, has refused to get off the street.
Related: Cit y of LA Guidelines on Abandoned Property and Encampments (CD13)
PATH
Request a bulky item pick up, report illegal dumping, graffiti, street light outages, and other City Services: MyLA311
Earlier post: February 17, 2017
