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Homelessness in the L.A. area—El Sereno is an Eastside neighborhood of the city—has only intensified amid the pandemic. During the first 12 months of the pandemic, overall deaths of unhoused people in Los Angeles County increased by 56 percent compared to the previous 12 months. L.A. is currently home to an estimated 66,000 unhoused people, and the state accounts for a staggering 20 percent of all Americans who are without a home. “Nationwide, and even worldwide, housing isn’t a human right,” says Orozco, who has made the housing crisis a key focus of their organizing and activism work. “Especially in a city like Los Angeles—where there’s homes already built, and there’s a massive police budget—there should be action taking place to address homelessness on a care-based level. We’re coming from decades of homelessness continually being criminalized.”
Homelessness in the L.A. area—El Sereno is an Eastside neighborhood of the city—has only intensified amid the pandemic. During the first 12 months of the pandemic, overall deaths of unhoused people in Los Angeles County increased by 56 percent compared to the previous 12 months. L.A. is currently home to an estimated 66,000 unhoused people, and the state accounts for a staggering 20 percent of all Americans who are without a home. “Nationwide, and even worldwide, housing isn’t a human right,” says Orozco, who has made the housing crisis a key focus of their organizing and activism work. “Especially in a city like Los Angeles—where there’s homes already built, and there’s a massive police budget—there should be action taking place to address homelessness on a care-based level. We’re coming from decades of homelessness continually being criminalized.”
In November 2020, dozens of families decided to overtake the homes, demanding they be turned into accessible housing units. “[The city] response from the reclaiming was really violent, and turned into an armed eviction,” says Orozco. Activists and families were forcibly removed from the houses they’d occupied. “We were a corner house, and all the surrounding blocks just became swarmed with California Highway Patrol cars.” The activist ended up being one of the first of 62 organizers to be arrested. “Eventually, they emptied out every home, and they just continued to re-board up each one.” Since then, the housing crisis has been at something of a standstill. Some new legislative efforts—both at the local and state levels—are focusing on developing affordable housing in the neighborhood. “Some developers are working in conjunction with the city, and officials are trying to create an affordable housing plan,” says Orozco. “It’s definitely created a dialogue on a large scale. At least something is happening.” The El Sereno Community Land Trust, led by over 30 community activists including Orozco, also offers visions and proposals for how to move forward, including the creation of 252 affordable rental housing units.
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