Just before 5:30 p.m. today Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a suicidal man threatening to stab patrons at the 7 Eleven located at the corner of Hayworth and Santa Monica Boulevard .
Officers arrived and found a man claiming to be armed with two knives. After being detained, he was transported to a hospital for a medical evaluation. The man appeared to be homeless.
This is the same location where a 7 Eleven patron was attacked with a hatchet last year and another man was found dead in his vehicle. West Hollywood sheriffs deputies are handling the investigation.
The County passed legislation and imposed a tax on us to build homeless shelters. The agency charged with this problem I’m sure has nice expensive offices with grand titles for it’s employees but we have not seen one shelter open up. In case West Hollywood residents have forgotten the deal given to the developer of the Gateway project at Santa Monica and La Brea, the developer was supposed to build a homeless shelter adjacent to their project. The city owns the property at Santa Monica and Crescent Hghts. that they overpaid Walgreens for that is sitting empty. They have the… Read more »
We need to solve the problem and we need to care about these people! There are a lot of people that are situational home less.That could be any of us. I am fortunate that I owe a a good business. I have met homeless people that are amazing and of course there are the drug attics and the mentally ill. They should not be invisible. WE NEED TO CARE. Housing is not affordable! I have know a wonderful man who refuses to take money from me.He recycles. During the holidays I wrote him a beautiful card about who he is… Read more »
We cannot eradicate the homeless as a population.Courts must enforce treatment and /or shelter for them. I am well aware of the limitations with those who refuse medication. In my opinion, it is in the community’s best interest to have laws in place that protect the community.The homeless should be offered places to rest and get medication.However, as taxpayers we will be required to pay the cost with taxes.The courts enforce laws as written and it is our responsibility to vote what keeps us safe in our own communities.
It’s funny how everyone thinks that I’m EVIL for saying that in a civilized society, we should have laws to NOT allow homelessness to exist. If one can’t take care of themselves (because of addiction or mental illness), then the government should be mandated to step in and take care of them. Homelessness SHOULD be illegal. It’s very disturbing to see the mentally ill brushed aside and allowed to sleep on the street. You all saying that i’m the problem…in reality…YOU’RE the problem. Strong rules and laws and funding (smartly), can end the problem. Showers and pointing fingers at people… Read more »
So what is your solution? Arrest all of them? Kick them into another neighborhood? This is a regional problem, and it is the result of many variables, including a massive income divide in this country, substance abuse, mental illness, our housing crisis, etc.. If you could please show an example of where they have dealt with this successfully, I’d be interested to know. I’m quite seriously interested. This problem has been studied by our government officials extensively. How would making homelessness illegal solve anything? Do you think us taxpayers could sustain incarcerating all of these people on the street? I’d… Read more »
Such a sad situation all the homeless on the streets… not just Weho, but everywhere. This is a National crisis not just local. Having said that, I stopped shopping at this center .. it just doesn’t feel safe anymore.
California, Oregon and Washington are so far to the west that they, the homeless, can’t go any further west.
Let’s open Weho to the homeless!!! Give them showers, enable their drinking and drug behavior, and allow them to negatively impact those who call Weho home. No!! We need strong rules and laws that don’t allow homelessness to exist. The solution is not to build homeless shelters in the center of Weho (land is just too expensive), it’s too build mental health facilities and homeless rehabilitation cities outside of the city, and REQUIRE the homeless to get off the streets and go. No more enabling Weho. We’re better then that.
“We need strong rules that don’t allow homeless to exist”?????!!! They are people not things and they deserve to exist. Forcing them out of the city doesn’t solve the problem. Many of the homeless are mentally ill or have drug or alcohol addictions. They need medical help and counseling , not being shipped off to another city. People who think like you are the problem. Anyone can become homeless, would you want to be treated like?
Our Pam. Love how emotional you’re getting about the homeless. Take as many of them in as you can, and I applaud you. Take you’re emotions out and we’re saying the same exact thing. It’s an epidemic that needs to be fixed. No, we don’t need a homeless shelter every other block that they can go to “only if they want to”. If you can’t take care of yourself, then the government needs to step in and take them off the steets. From a financial standpoint, Weho can do a lot more by working with LA and building homeless shelters… Read more »
He said laws that don’t allow “homelessness” to exist. “REQUIRE the homeless to get off the streets.”
I agree. They should have to go to a shelter, rehab or mental facility.
But those places have to exist with laws to support getting them there. (And I agree, not where property is millions of dollars an acre.)
NATE Spot on. I do not understand West Hollywood Council/ City’s obsession with having to provide subsidized housing and, as you wrote, to enable the homeless to deteriorate our city. West Hollywood City Council is so afraid of losing state & federal monies if we do not support these causes yet, we give keys to the city to a porn star just to keep on the international map and ensure we look good for AWARDS SEASON. WHY? So they can build a $65 MILLION LIBRARY, charge for parking on Sundays, pay liability insurance so we can have a city official… Read more »
NIMBY much? These are people requiring assistance. If you needed help should we just ship you out somewhere?
Pam Is ABSOLUTELY right! The others should be ashamed of themselves. This is all the long-term consequences of the President Reagan wrong response to what was an institutional problem.
That 7-11 has homeless outside all the time. Where are the Homeless Teams we hear so much about? That corner is the beginning of the east side. The east side, in my opinion, is treated like the ugly stepchild of the City
NO COPS…NO LAWS…CALI DOOMED
No cops or laws in California? That’s a revelation. If you feel we are doomed because “NO COPS…NO LAWS” please leave. Texas will welcome you with open arms. However, the issue is homeless people, many of whom are vets, many physically sick and/or mentally ill. We need a regional, concentrated effort to marshal the various social service agencies (state, federal and local) to help alleviate and resolve many of their issues. I don’t claim to have all the answers, but we all know it’s a big problem, just about everywhere in the L.A. Region (and most other major metropolitan areas).… Read more »