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Residents press council for scheduled cleanup of large encampment; city staff confirms tentative January operation
Summary
Residents from nearby neighborhoods described fire, sanitation and safety hazards at a large homeless encampment near 900 West Los Angeles Avenue and asked the council for a regular cleanup schedule; staff and council confirmed a tentative cleanup window in January and described outreach and housing resource offers.
Multiple residents urged immediate and regular action on a large encampment known locally as the Royal Simi site. John Smith told the council the situation is unsafe, cited trash, human waste, fire hazards, drug paraphernalia and damage to habitat, and asked the council to commit to lawful, consistent cleanups and enforcement rather than sporadic removals.
Linda Bosley, representing residents and…
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