Squatters and Fires on North Wilton Place (Updated)
Keith Johnson often shares news and images of the homelessness crisis on his Instagram.
According to Keith, 1744 and 1750 North Wilton have been abandoned and invaded by destructive and disruptive squatters:
Welcome to the 1700 N block of Wilton here in Hollywood. Squatters have taken over 2 abandoned homes, 2 house fires just this month and multiple calls & arrests for @lapdhollywood Residents say they don’t know what to do and have been calling on city officials for help @cd13losangeles @mayorofla How/when will residents get some relief? Or maybe not. Senior housing is here too and they had to evacuate for the last fire…
…just imagine if you lived next door, homeless squatters have taken over 2 abandoned homes. 2 fires @losangelesfiredepartment so far this month and numerous calls to @lapdhollywood Residents are hoping city officials can help The female yelling is Willow and she/he has no trespass order along with other charges @cd13losangeles @mayorofla…
…Unfortunately there have been multiple fires and calls for @lapdhollywood but city officials haven’t stepped up yet to address this homeless crisis/mess. @cd13losangeles
The first fire to which Keith refers was on the 6th.
The second fire was on the 17th.
UPDATED: There was a THIRD fire very early this morning, 5/1.
Why won’t the city do anything? Surely it would cost less money to hold the property owners responsible than to deal with multiple destructive fires and removing the squatters.
Some of these property owners are required to house homeless people who continue to burn up their buildings. Linda Mendoza out of Long Beach has been fighting the city for years due to ongoing fires because she's not allowed to get these homeless people out of her own buildings. She has become a voice against these Liberal policies that create this