Los Angeles City Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky wants to explore setting up recreational vehicles as temporary housing for the homeless along a road that runs adjacent to the 405 freeway in West Los Angeles.
The councilmember for City Council District 5 introduced a motion on Friday, Oct. 27, which has yet to be voted on by the City Council, to request that city staff look into the feasibility of closing all or part of Cotner Avenue between Nebraska Avenue and the southern end of the West Los Angeles Sewer Maintenance Yard at 1924 Cotner Avenue.
The city owns three properties along that stretch of Cotner Avenue, including a Department of Water and Power distribution station and two maintenance yards.
“Since assuming office in December 2022, Council District Five has worked to identify and analyze credible opportunities to increase the availability of homeless housing in the district, which remains in drastically short supply,” states the motion introduced by Yaroslavsky.
The councilmember’s request comes a week after the City Council approved a plan to construct a 33-bed interim homeless housing facility on Midvale Avenue near the old Westside Pavilion – despite strong opposition from nearby residents and business owners.
Those who live or work near the Midvale site had in recent months suggested that city officials relocate the project to Cotner Avenue or other sites that they believe would be better suited for a homeless housing operation. Residents say some homeless individuals already sleep around that area of town.
A spokesperson for Yaroslavsky’s office last week said the Cotner site was not off the table, and that Yaroslavsky was already considering other locations within Council District 5 besides Midvale Avenue to provide more homeless housing.
In her latest motion, Yaroslavsky asked city staff to report back within 45 days on the feasibility of temporarily closing down part of Cotner Avenue – which stretches for roughly one-and-a-half…
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