The plan is meant to boost local access to the park, but some residents say drug use, not car use, is the real problem
People walk along Wilshire Boulevard between the two sections of MacArthur Park in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. L.A. City Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez announced plans to add green space to the Westlake neighborhood by reconnecting MacArthur Park which was split in 1934 by Wilshire Boulevard. The low-income majority Latino neighborhood remains plagued by a drug and overdose crisis which residents say prevents them from properly enjoying their park. City leaders are channeling $2.
With Wilshire Boulevard behind her, Mayor Karen Bass shares support to reconnect MacArthur Park, which was split in 1934 by Wilshire Boulevard, to add green space for the Westlake neighborhood in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. The low-income majority Latino neighborhood remains plagued by a drug and overdose crisis which residents say prevents them from properly enjoying their park.
A young man sleeps in MacArthur Park. Homeless people say their belongings are often stolen while they sleep. The project also has the enthusiastic backing of Mayor Karen Bass, regional LAUSD School Board member Rocío Rivas and L.A. Department of Transportation General Manager Laura Rubio-Cornejo. With a dog a pedestrian crosses Wilshire Boulevard between the two sections of MacArthur Park in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. L.A. City Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez announced plans to add green space to the Westlake neighborhood by reconnecting MacArthur Park which was split in 1934 by Wilshire Boulevard. The low-income majority Latino neighborhood remains plagued by a drug and overdose crisis which residents say prevents them from properly enjoying their park.
Chaj, the local business owner, said he only received word of Tuesday morning’s press conference late Monday afternoon.
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