Lincoln Place: TENT CITY REPORT
By C.V.
Beck
Tent City has resumed once a week,
Saturdays, 10 to 5 pm, California and Frederick Streets, southwest corner,
behind the Ross/Ralphs area in the free speech area. We have snax and chats all
day long. Come see us if you want.
Lincoln Place is fully tied up with litigation.
For example, on April 18, Judge Gerald Rosenberg found triable issues of fact
as regards the possibility of duress in signing of allegedly
“voluntary” termination agreements for three residents. These three
cases are being sent up to be heard with the rest of the remaining residents of
Lincoln Place in status conference in Malibu on June 5. The CEQA (California
Environmental Quality Act) case is not expected to be heard prior to August or
September. The Court of Appeals granted permission for the Tenderloin Clinic,
San Francisco, to file an amicus brief on behalf of the tenants. In the
meantime, we are still here.
At
Lincoln Place, the residents continue to experience off-leash aggressive
dogwalking. I encouraged the last person with a german shepherd not to let it
off the leash but rather to do us all a favor and take themselves to the dog
park and have a good day. This was met with annoyance and attitude and I
responded in kind. Also, some visitors have reported being followed by packs of
security on bicycles and some have been told that everyone is gone and refused
admittance cursorily. For example, David Busch had been turned away, not being
even allowed to knock upon my door and a woman from the cat place was not
allowed to go up the walkway to meet with the person she had an appointment to
see.
Craig White, Senior Lead Officer,
Pacific Division, has now retired. There was a party held for him at Penmar
Park Rec Center and well attended by community members of parts of Venice and
Mar Vista, Councilman Rosendahl and his deputy, Mark Antonio Grant, were present
to give Officer White his well-deserved awards and thanks. The event was begun
with a gong ceremony which I thought was fabulous and seemed to put us all in a
very nice state of mind. This shindig was a joint effort of some neighbors of
Rose Avenue, Lake Street, Penmar Avenue and Mar Vista. Susan Ostanek, a former
resident of Lincoln Place, presented Craig with a box of photo cards of Lincoln
Place. Jokes were told by Bill Rosendahl and many thanks for Craig White’s
32 years of service with LAPD Pacific Division, (as well as two tours of Viet
Nam) were given to him. The temporary new Senior Lead Officer is Anthony
Vasquez.
The infamous Lake Street
drug house is now closed, vacated and fenced
off.
St. Joseph’s has relocated
to 404 Lincoln Boulevard and Flower Street, for social services and showers.
Hours are: Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays from 7:30 to 4:30, Wednesdays from 7:30
to 12:00 noon and on Friday from 7:30 to 3:30 p. m. Closed Saturdays and
Sundays. Community Liaison number is 310.396.6468 x322 and the weekend and after
hours hotline is 310.358.2835. I am glad to see them open again, doing what they
do best, providing necessary services to the community.
Posted: Tue - May 1, 2007 at 08:00 AM