Welcome Rancho Dominguez.
Today, we tackled a chronic location in Rancho Dominguez. One 40 cubic yard dumpster was filled with the help of several volunteers and a donated skip loader made the work easier. We purchased additional supplies like shovels, push brooms and dustpans.
East Gardena RV Removals.
Monday, November 6th, the HOST team along with various homeless outreach providers, LA County Homeless Initiative Office & Supervisor Mitchell’s staff resumed the RV Encampment Removals. This clean up is scheduled to take place through Thursday, November 9th.
Day 1 resulted in 31 people accepting services and 14 RV’s removed from circulation.
It’s Time To Financially Support The Effort.
The second clean up using dumpster(s) provided by the County of Los Angeles, donated skip loader(s) and volunteers getting involved to make a difference. Why are these efforts different? The homeless are assisting in the process. They are doing the actual clean up. Can we use this method in other locations until larger scale clean ups can be scheduled? YES.
2nd RV Fire In The Same Location.
Wednesday, November 1st at 10pm, Redondo Beach Blvd was rocked by an RV fire. The cause of the fire was determined to be accidental. However, the sidewalk was filled with debris creating additional issues for our firefighters.
Last week, I visited the location and met with the property manager and other tenants regarding the issues. As I shared with them, I cannot continue to serve the businesses which are not financially supporting my efforts. Organizing a community clean up with volunteers takes times requires tools, supplies and dumpsters. Public Works does not have sufficient manpower to handle all the waste sitting on the streets. There is not an official RV
Our First Reported Illegal Dumper.
The FIRST of many many more reports. Illegal dumping is a crime. Illegal dumping is placing our business corridors and neighborhoods at greater risk to fires, rodents and crime. As I write this post, If We Are Not Reporting The Illegal Dumping, The Illegal Activity that is impacting our communities, We Are Allowing It.
To report all criminal activities, contact your local Sheriff’s Station or Law Enforcement Agency.
For Unincorporated areas of East Gardena, and West Rancho Dominguez, contact Compton Sheriff Station at (310) 605-6500.
For Unincorporated areas of Willowbrook, West Rancho Dominguez (North of Rosecrans), Avalon Gardens, Athens Park, contact Century Sheriff Station at (323) 568-4800.
Removing The Raw Sewage
During our clean up on Monday, we discovered a large amount of raw sewage on the street, on the sidewalks and in the gutters. We were able to identify 6 different RV’s that had leaking septic tanks or overflowing buckets under the vehicles. The Dept of Public Health has been notified.
Compton Blvd at Main Street.
Compton Blvd at Main Street has been a chronic location for the illegal dumping community. The waste is often so excessive that it takes out a traffic lane. For the past several months, we have been monitoring this location. Several businesses notify us (and the county) on a daily basis keeping us posted on the mess and/or clean up. The county is working on installing cameras at this location to mitigate the dumping.
On Monday, October 30th, we sorted through the boxes of waste. Uncovering thousands of outdated invoices, company checks and personnel files from two local business which ceased operation. We took the time to drive to the address in Carson and met with the current tenant. We were able to connect with the property owner and are now waiting for information on the business owners. Hopefully, we will have success and provide that information to law enforcement and public works for investigation.
Let’s Talk Raw Sewage.
One of our major concerns is the raw sewage on our streets, gutters and sidewalks. Reporting this specific issue can be complicated. Within the Unincorporated LA County areas, please use THEWORKS app. The app allows you to upload photos and will assign a tracking number. Researching the web today, we discovered quite a bit of out dated information on how to report and were redirected multiple times before reaching the correct department.
Public Safety.
This is how it started and why I came into the Unincorporated LA County Areas of East Gardena, West Rancho Dominguez and Willowbrook. Blocked, Inaccessible, Fire Hydrants often times with little water pressure.
The clean up on Monday, October 30th, and our area is still at risk. It makes absolutely no sense to me why this continues to be a chronic issue in our areas. Our business corridors are at risk.
Businesses don’t wait until you have to call 911 and the fire department has to bring water. To report a blocked fire hydrant,
Adding Spanish to Our Posts.
Getting our homeless involved in the clean up process. We have identified individuals that speak only Spanish and Korean on the street during this clean up. We will begin to add more posts in Spanish. In addition, we are working with several Spanish news outlets and radio stations.