Can’t Solve A County-Wide Problem Unless The Whole County Participates

Recently, the Castaic city council unanimously voted against a proposal to house a temporary winter shelter program in their city. The Winter Shelter program is an emergency housing program for homeless people that starts on December 1st and ends March 15th of every year. The idea is that rain and cold weather occur during this period, and homeless people need a safe and warm place to go. So the county funds additional beds during this period.

Here is a link to the article.

Without cities around the county picking up their responsibility to shelter the homeless in their own areas, our community ends up with a contentious debate over homeless “dumping.” Why should one area of the county be the “dumping” ground for the rest of the Southland? Areas such as Venice, Hollywood, and the infamous downtown Skidrow.

NIMBY (Not in my back yeard) is alive and well in Los Angeles County.