{"id":543646,"date":"2021-05-27T20:35:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T00:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=543646"},"modified":"2021-05-27T20:35:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T00:35:42","slug":"progressive-coalition-targets-l-a-democrat-after-homeless-encampment-uprooted-and-park-cleaned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-coalition-targets-l-a-democrat-after-homeless-encampment-uprooted-and-park-cleaned\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Coalition Targets L.A. Democrat After Homeless Encampment Uprooted And Park Cleaned"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprogressive-coalition-targets-l-a-democrat-after-homeless-encampment-uprooted-and-park-cleaned%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=543646&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Echo-Park-Lake.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A progressive coalition of activist groups in Los Angeles have targeted Democratic City Councilman Mitch O\u2019Farrell, blaming him for the relocation of about 200 homeless people who were part of an encampment that had taken over a public park in his district.<\/p>\n<p>Homeless advocates swarmed O\u2019Farrell on Wednesday afternoon as Echo Park Lake officially reopened after two months of undergoing extensive cleaning, repair, and renovation. The project cost more than $1 million. Sanitation crews had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/video\/937767\">reportedly<\/a> removed syringes, guns, machetes, and according to O\u2019Farrell\u2019s office, more than 700 pounds of biological waste.<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrators chanted, \u201cShame on Mitch,\u201d and called for his resignation. Staffers tried to shield O\u2019Farrell as the activists shouted and followed him around the park before the councilman retreated to his office a block away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is going to be your legacy, Mitch,\u201d one attendee loudly predicted.<\/p>\n<p>They accused O\u2019Farrell of sending LAPD to the 29-acre park in March to sweep homeless people out of the area, resulting in officers clashing with protesters after police issued a dispersal order. O\u2019Farrell claimed no one was forcibly removed by law enforcement. The protest group included activists representing People\u2019s City Council \u2013 Los Angeles, an alliance convened by Black Lives Matter\u2019s L.A. chapter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.2484076433121\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mitch thought he could show his face in public and not have to hear from the people. Well, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MitchOFarrell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MitchOFarrell<\/a> and his staff got chased out of the park. This is what it\u2019s going to be like, Mitch! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MitchWatch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MitchWatch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ResignMitch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ResignMitch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XsX6Yc7XhF\">https:\/\/t.co\/XsX6Yc7XhF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s City Council \u2013 Los Angeles (@PplsCityCouncil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PplsCityCouncil\/status\/1397789284808101888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMitch thought he could show his face in public and not have to hear from the people,\u201d tweeted People\u2019s City Council-L.A., while suggesting that the bird-dogging would continue. \u201cWell, @MitchOFarrell and his staff got chased out of the park. This is what it\u2019s going to be like, Mitch! #MitchWatch #ResignMitch\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Albert Corado, an organizer with People\u2019s City Council-L.A., seeks to unseat O\u2019Farrell when he is up for re-election in 2022. Allies circulated a video of Corado on social media confronting O\u2019Farrell during his brief appearance at the park on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.8343558282209\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Got to ask Mitch some questions but he wouldn&#8217;t answer them. Then his staffer tried to tell me me I was lying about what happened at Echo Park back in March. Then we ran his ass out of Echo Park back to his office while he had a police escort <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HkJC1kCk02\">pic.twitter.com\/HkJC1kCk02<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AL for LA (Albert Corado) (@ALforLA2022) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ALforLA2022\/status\/1397681041163243523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The activists pointed out the new, larger signs displaying a litany of rules governing the park, which city officials vowed to enforce moving forward. That includes the municipal code banning tents and camping in L.A. parks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.5569620253165\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re now in. <\/p>\n<p>Here are the rules. <\/p>\n<p>Park is closed from 10:30PM \u2013 5:00 AM and enforcement that any personal belongings will be removed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LXf9vlfUGn\">pic.twitter.com\/LXf9vlfUGn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s City Council \u2013 Los Angeles (@PplsCityCouncil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PplsCityCouncil\/status\/1397674671143743496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Chief Park Ranger Joe Losorelli said authorities would conduct sweeps every night at 10:30, when the park will close until 5 a.m. the next day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnybody that\u2019s in the park will be removed from the park, either by their own volition, or if when we ask them to leave and they don\u2019t, they\u2019ll be subject to arrest and or citation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/laist.com\/news\/politics\/fencing-and-private-security-echo-park-lake-is-reopening-with-some-big-changes\">According<\/a> to LAist, \u201cthe park will also retain the fence that was erected during the renovation, adding four gates that can be closed at night to make enforcing anti-camping laws easier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Street Watch LA, a group affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America, said the park\u2019s new security measures have created an atmosphere that resembles a prison yard. Officials installed cameras that O\u2019Farrell\u2019s office says cover \u201cevery inch of the park\u201d that the city will monitor, while 24-hour security will guard the area for a temporary period of time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.276450511945\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bike cops, horse cops, undercover cops, and undercover cameras will now patrol Echo Park Lake daily while Mitch\u2019s fences and guarded entrances banish not only unhoused people, but street vendors. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EchoParkPrisonYard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EchoParkPrisonYard<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nWdAZeFcXP\">pic.twitter.com\/nWdAZeFcXP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Street Watch LA (@StreetWatchLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StreetWatchLA\/status\/1397750441509724162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFor over a year, my team worked tirelessly to provide resources, services and ultimately transitional housing to people experiencing homelessness at Echo Park Lake,\u201d O\u2019Farrell <a href=\"https:\/\/nbcpalmsprings.com\/2021\/05\/19\/echo-park-lake-to-reopen-after-months-closed-for-clean-up\/\">said<\/a> earlier this month. \u201cAs time went on, conditions at the park became increasingly unsafe for everyone \u2014 park visitors and park dwellers. Echo Park Lake is a shared public space, and unhoused people were existing in inhumane conditions \u2014 which is why every single person experiencing homelessness in the park was offered transitional housing and services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, most of the homeless people forced out of the park in March accepted temporary housing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/l-a-county-sheriff-vows-to-reclaim-and-regulate-public-space-at-venice-beach-blasts-gutless-politicians-over-homeless-encampments\"><strong>L.A. County Sheriff Vows To \u2018Reclaim And Regulate Public Space\u2019 At Venice Beach, Blasts \u2018Gutless Politicians\u2019 Over Homeless Encampments<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/l-a-democrat-says-most-fires-are-started-by-housed-individuals-after-homeless-man-charged-with-arson-in-palisades-fire\"><strong>L.A. Democrat Says Most Fires Are Started By \u2018Housed Individuals\u2019 After Homeless Man Charged With Arson In Palisades Fire<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/homeless-man-accused-of-setting-249-year-old-san-gabriel-mission-on-fire-pleads-not-guilty\"><strong>Homeless Man Accused Of Setting 249-Year-Old San Gabriel Mission On Fire Pleads Not Guilty<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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