Homeless encampments are blighting schools and playgrounds across Los Angeles — but lefty Los Angeles City are still trying to stop a crackdown.

The California Post found numerous parks across the city being hijacked by vagrants, with shocking pictures showing public spaces being turned into decrepit shelters, with the homeless choosing to sleep wherever they wanted, including beneath a child’s slide.

On Tuesday April 14th, the LA City Council approved a new anti-camping designation for a stretch of Venice at Rose Avenue and Hampton Drive — but four socialist councilmembers, Eunisses Hernandez, Nithya Raman, Hugo Soto-Martínez and Ysabel Jurado, all voting against the measure.

Los Angeles’anti camping law is needlessly complex:Los Angeles Municipal Code 41.18 bans encampments within 500ft of schools and day care centers — but in other public areas such as children’s parks, libraries and certain public routes, a City Council vote must be held to create a designated zone before enforcement can begin.

That’s what Tuesday’s vote did in Venice:it opened the door for the city to post notices and, after a waiting period, clear encampments along that corridor.

Supporters argue it’s one of the only immediate tools the city has to restore access to public spaces, while opponents say all it does is push encampments from one block to another.

But while the debate plays out at City Hall, the reality on the ground remains unchanged in many neighborhoods, including those represented by the councilmembers who voted no.

The Post has documented for months what residents describe as a “zombie apocalypse” unfolding at MacArthur Park, as encampments take over public space.

On a recent visit to Council District 1, represented by cop-hating radical Eunisses Hernandez, there were encampments clustered around schools and parks across neighborhoods such as Westlake, Echo Park and Chinatown, with residents left incresingly frustrated.

The Post toured the district withRaul Claros, who is challenging Hernandez in the upcoming elections, who pointed to newly-posted cleanup notices at encampments next to schools and children’s parks.

Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos