![]() ![]() The entire village had an estimated $5 million price tag. On Thursday, there's a ribbon cutting to open the new community. Outreach teams have been out talking to folks and getting them ready to live in these spaces, which happens on Nov. Martinez, who has lived in the neighborhood for 12 years, agreed, saying that it's better to have those struggling with homelessness living supervised in the community than on the street unsupervised where there's crime happening. "It's your unhoused neighbors who'll be living here and it's better here getting treatment, getting care, getting services than in your backyard," said Rowan Vansleve, who's with Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission. The nonprofit behind the construction of the homes, Hope of the Valley, said the tiny homes represent progress even if it incremental. Blumenfield was also shouted down at a meeting by protesters. In May, some residents in Reseda protested at LA City Councilman Bob Blumenfield's home after 50 tiny houses were built in their neighborhood. Bordered by the Arroyo Seco and wedged between Eagle Rock and Pasadena, Highland Park was annexed to the city in 1895, making it one of LA’s earliest suburbs. The tiny home communities are not always well received. The houses take months to build and can house a relatively limited number of people, complicating the homeless crisis in LA, where there's an estimated 41,000 people living on the streets. While neighbors like Martinez have greeted the small homes in their community, the tiny homes represent a larger issue for the city. ![]() "This is going to help them get a job and get permanent housing, health care, if they need anything else positive for them, then that's the place to be for them. I'm glad for them," said Rosie Martinez, who lives just yards from the new village. The new Highland Park location, which sits off Arroyo Drive just off the 110 Freeway. There's air-conditioning, heating and quilts made by local artisans laid across the beds. In the Highland Park, each of the tiny homes have the option for one or two beds. ![]() This latest tiny home community is one of about a half dozen around the city that are accommodating about 1,000 people struggling with homelessness.Ĭity leaders said that the tiny home villages are a step in the right direction toward fighting the homeless crisis. ![]()
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