Westminster Senior Center under construction. Councilman Mike Bonin will hold his second Town Hall meet this month and this one will be regarding Westminster Senior Center being used for storage for homeless people’s belongings. The meet will be from 6 to 9 pm Thursday, 15 September, at Westminster Elementary School, 1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd. The previous Town Hall on the 9th of September, although intended to be an update of events, dealt heavily with the Westminster Senior Center. Comments were overwhelmingly against storage at the senior center. There are only two permanent storage facilities in Los Angeles–one is at LAX and the other is in Skid Row. The one located downtown, which is in a commercial area, is surrounded by encampments as shown in the photos.
The above photos were taken Monday of the Bin, the downtown storage facility for homeless people’s belongings. Photos show encampments on the surrounding streets. There is no security. The Westminster Senior Center is under construction now. The center is located in a residential area and is across the street on one side from Westminster Elementary School. The park side is filled with motor homes and homeless. Recently, the school got the oversize vehicle signs for the school side to prevent motor homes parking there and creating a a possible conflict with children walking to and from school. The Venice Neighborhood Council Homeless Committee came out with a Mobile Storage Plan after their second meeting. See story. Councilman Bonin had comments regarding the Mobile Storage Plan. See comments.