The laws carried by Assemblyman Rick Chavez Zbur, who represents Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Hollywood Hills and different Westside communities, offers Los Angeles entry to 25 Caltrans parcels beneath or close to freeways for $1 a month.
The invoice sponsored by Bass goals to unravel the logistical drawback that has vexed metropolis officers for years — the place to retailer towed RVs.
But it surely may take some time. In the mean time, solely one of many California Division of Transportation’s 64 so-called airspace properties is offered.
Metropolis officers have struggled for years with a scarcity of automobiles that may tow the hulking campers that now line communities from Van Nuys to South Los Angeles.
Even when tow vans can be found, there typically isn’t a metropolis yard the place these leisure automobiles could be held. Some are legally required to be held for as much as 120 days earlier than being destroyed, claimed or auctioned.
There are solely 325 areas for RVs in metropolis tons, and as of early 2024, 95% have been occupied, in keeping with a legislative evaluation.
Councilmember Monica Rodriguez, who created a house placement program in her San Fernando Valley district for individuals residing in RVs, stated the laws isn’t a panacea but it surely addresses “one of our biggest obstructions to facilitating these RVs getting off the street in a more expedited fashion.”
In the course of the pandemic, there was an explosion of individuals residing in tattered leisure automobiles parked in neighborhoods and industrial stretches. The inflow has raised the ire of many neighbors, who complain about ugly tarps, trash, uncooked sewage and crime, even because the camps are important housing for hundreds of individuals. In contrast to tent camps that may be cleared simply, RVs pose critical logistical points.
Bass pushed for the invoice in hopes that it will assist her as she expands her Inside Protected effort past tent encampments. In December, greater than 50 RVs have been cleared alongside Forest Garden Drive, with roughly 31 dwellers accepting housing and 20 RVs turned over to the town.
“RV encampments pose a range of tactical and logistical challenges that require legislative and regulatory fixes,” Bass stated in asserting its passage. “This bill will help us move RVs out of neighborhoods and bring more Angelenos into housing in a faster and cheaper way.”
