Mysterious Barriers Spark Tension in Chatsworth Between Residents and Homeless Advocates

According to Spectrum News 1, a number of concrete obstacles, barrels, and even upside-down dumpsters have appeared around the streets of Chatsworth in an action that has perplexed both locals and advocates for the homeless. RV parking has been successfully discouraged by these barriers, which some believe are a preventative measure against the establishment of homeless encampments.

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) explained in an email that the barriers were not its responsibility. Instead, they said that any possible infractions of the public right-of-way will be looked into by StreetsLA, a division of the Department of Public Works. “How are people finding their clients?” asked Pastor Kathy Huck, CEO of About My Father’s Business Homeless Outreach, in an interview with KTLA. Because you can’t shelter people you can’t find, this undercuts the City’s attempts to house people.

In an interview with CBS Los Angeles, Pastor Huck stated that collaboration and community involvement would result in a more successful solution: “I would like to see the powers that be bring some of the unhoused folks into the meeting, hear them out, and then you come up with resolutions.” Los Angeles County Public Works, Councilman John Lee’s office, and the Mayor’s Office were approached by KCAL News for comment, but they did not respond right away.

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