RVs parked on Los Angeles city streets risk getting towed
People who park their RVs on the streets of L.A. are once again at risk of having them towed. https://www.facebook.com/CBSLA/videos/10155587181490859/
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One of our past council members, had a grudge against RVs in general, not just parked too long on the street or driving down the highway, didn't matter. Her attitude was, Not in MY City, so don't even drive through. So you will find a mish mash of RV parking restrictions in the City of Los Angeles. In her councilmatic district, you had to go to the local PD Precinct and get a permit to park to load and unload you rig at your house. She moved to have that adopted city wide and the PD, RVers and the rest of the Council voted it down.
The City of Santa Barbara does not have an overnight park and sleep problem like many places. They have a pretty strict rule about park and sleep but they also have found places for those who call their RV a Home instead of a Recreation Vehicle to park at night. They utilize public, church and business parking lots on off hours, no on street parking for sleeping. There are rules about litter and dumping and they are very strictly enforced. Litter or dump illegally and you're banished. Many of the homeless full timers really live there and have jobs, not typical but they do drive their RVs to different locations during the day, usually where they work.
In L.A., the mayor sets the tone but has very little power to change anything and our current mayor does not want anything temporary in his city. The touchy feely folks back him regarding homelessness, but it ain't working. We need to do more of what Santa Barbara does and accept that there are homeless and our general climate is nicer for sleeping in underpasses, etc. they aren't going to stop coming here.
Okay, I'm getting off my soapbox and when I read the OP, I thought oh boy another bash L.A. thread but you guys treated this very well and did not bash or criticize much at all, Thank You.
The City of Santa Barbara does not have an overnight park and sleep problem like many places. They have a pretty strict rule about park and sleep but they also have found places for those who call their RV a Home instead of a Recreation Vehicle to park at night. They utilize public, church and business parking lots on off hours, no on street parking for sleeping. There are rules about litter and dumping and they are very strictly enforced. Litter or dump illegally and you're banished. Many of the homeless full timers really live there and have jobs, not typical but they do drive their RVs to different locations during the day, usually where they work.
In L.A., the mayor sets the tone but has very little power to change anything and our current mayor does not want anything temporary in his city. The touchy feely folks back him regarding homelessness, but it ain't working. We need to do more of what Santa Barbara does and accept that there are homeless and our general climate is nicer for sleeping in underpasses, etc. they aren't going to stop coming here.
Okay, I'm getting off my soapbox and when I read the OP, I thought oh boy another bash L.A. thread but you guys treated this very well and did not bash or criticize much at all, Thank You.
