While many of the homeless in Los Angeles live in tents, recreational vehicles, or other makeshift shelters, one group has constructed a house with a stone wall and walkway.
One neighbor said the structure was impressive.
“I was just admiring the work that they’ve done,” Mike Ancheta told the news station.
But Mr. Ancheta said the city needs to clear the encampment.
“This doesn’t belong here,” he said. “This is public property.”
The people who appeared to live in the house did not want to speak to the news station.
A request for information from Mayor Karen Bass was not returned by the time this article was published.
Although Ms. Bass has pushed to clear homeless encampments with the Inside Safe program, many remained visible Wednesday on the sidewalks and under bridges in the area.
The latest data showed 46,260 homeless people in the city of Los Angeles in 2023—a 10 percent increase from 2022, according to the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. There were 75,518 in the county, 9 percent more than the year before.
