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Title: Crews In California Dismantle 3-Story Treehouse For The Homeless
Post by: rangerrebew on January 13, 2020, 05:47:34 pm

January 10, 2020
Crews In California Dismantle 3-Story Treehouse For The Homeless

Crews in California were forced to dismantle a gigantic 3-story treehouse that had been created by vagrants, as that state’s homelessness crisis continues to spiral out of control. As Fox News reports:

    Officials in Los Angeles County on Thursday tore down a massive three-story makeshift shelter built in the Sepulveda Basin as cleanup crews entered the final phase of a four-part operation to rid the area of the many homeless encampments.

    California Highway Patrol shared a picture of the “treehouse” shelter illegally – and dangerously – built in the park.

https://youramerica.news/2020/01/10/crews-in-california-dismantle-3-story-treehouse-for-the-homeless/
Title: Re: Crews In California Dismantle 3-Story Treehouse For The Homeless
Post by: Hoodat on January 13, 2020, 06:00:16 pm
Clearly, Los Angeles County needs to build them a new tree house (at taxpayer expense) that is up to code.
Title: Re: Crews In California Dismantle 3-Story Treehouse For The Homeless
Post by: PeteS in CA on January 13, 2020, 06:39:31 pm
This was within the City of Los Angeles (or a suburb), basically NW of where US101 and I-405 cross. This encampment was impeding public usage of a large park area and endangering users. The scale of the structure shows that dealing with encampments has been a very low priority for what passes as local government.
Title: Re: Crews In California Dismantle 3-Story Treehouse For The Homeless
Post by: Wingnut on January 13, 2020, 06:42:52 pm
Well, it wasn't ADA compliant don't you know.   It had to go.
Title: Re: Crews In California Dismantle 3-Story Treehouse For The Homeless
Post by: GtHawk on January 14, 2020, 02:47:48 am
Well, it wasn't ADA compliant don't you know.   It had to go.
The fastest way to have gotten that thing torn down would have been to get a shyster to sue them for non ADA access , and if anyone had brains they would sue cities for violating their own ADA codes by allowing homeless to camp and live on public sidewalks.
Title: Re: Crews In California Dismantle 3-Story Treehouse For The Homeless
Post by: PeteS in CA on January 14, 2020, 03:30:57 am
The fastest way to have gotten that thing torn down would have been to get a shyster to sue them for non ADA access , and if anyone had brains they would sue cities for violating their own ADA codes by allowing homeless to camp and live on public sidewalks.

ADA Shysters go after businesses with $$ and/or insurance.