LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Gil Cedillo confirmed today that the lakeside portion of MacArthur Park, where about 200 homeless people have taken up residence, will temporarily close on Oct. 15 for “much-needed deferred maintenance.”
The park’s south side, between Alvarado and Park View streets and Wilshire Boulevard and Seventh Street, will close for 10 weeks starting at 10 p.m. Oct. 15. The people living there are being offered shelter by teams with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) and People Assisting the Homeless, according to Cedillo’s office, which said that about 164 people had already been moved indoors as of Wednesday. Outreach began in January, Cedillo’s office said.
