Not
sure if you've noticed it, but there has been a huge spike in
homeless people in West Hollywood. On any given night or early
morning you can find one or two hanging out sleeping in front of City
Hall. This could be due to all the construction in the area. I spoke
to a friend that lives near Miracle Mile and there are a lot of new
buildings popping up and the homeless seem to be doubling. And these
are not the quiet ones I am familiar with and give nicknames to like
Ogg, Clarinet Hobo, The Model, and Red Riding Hood. These are some tweaked out
psychos that scream at people or fight and the police arrive 45
minutes later to do a drive through Gold Coast's parking lot when the
coast is clear.
LA
Independent stated that according to a city spokesperson “The 2016
street count tallied 87 homeless people in the city, up from 43 that
were counted last January. The city will work with the homeless
services authority to determine whether the increase is unique to the
city or if the numbers reflect a trend across the region.” The
homeless I see are not young or families which cities and people tend
to care more about. If you're a grown ass man, then, well...sucks to
be you. Women and children first and all that. I won't even get
started on all the new tweakers in the area. My god. There is Marilyn
Monroe and his tattooed friend aggressively dumpster diving. The
Tasmanian Devil that shows up and screams about gays going to hell
while getting free boxes from Out Of The Closet and clearing out his
SUV.
There
are programs and vouchers for homeless and people needing a place to
stay. But if you don't know these exist then you're just assed out.
And you can't force someone to get help. There are homeless people
here that just want to get fucked up. They want to drink. They are
not medicated. This city, and a lot of other places, have let this
get to a point where there is no clear response that can be taken.
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