Nineteen months have passed since Los Angeles police blew up a South L.A. neighborhood while detonating a cache of fireworks, but many of the displaced families still haven’t returned. For th…
By Brittny Mejia | Los Angeles Times
“Folks have got legal counsel and have decided not to accept our help. I think others are kind of gaming the system a little bit,” said City Councilman Curren Price, who represents the neighborhood. “They’ve had it good living in the hotel rent-free for several months. They want that to last as long as it can.”
Rosalba Beltran, 67, paid off her home about a decade ago. It’s still not habitable, and she said she doesn’t know how she’ll afford rent elsewhere on a Social Security income of $1,100 a month. Renters said they hadn’t heard from a relocation consultant whose job it is to help them find a new place to live.
The illegal fireworks were found at the home of Arturo Ceja III, who pleaded guilty in federal court to unlicensed transport of explosives from Nevada to California. In October, he was sentenced to five months in prison and two years of supervised release. Ceja was not fined and will pay no restitution, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
“It is an unfortunate situation, but the city’s concern is for this family potentially occupying an unsafe, unpermitted dwelling,” Price spokesperson Angelina Dumarot said in a statement.“For us, thank God, we have a place to live,” the 74-year-old said. “But the poor neighbors. Where will they go?” The Velasquez family said the initial offer they had from the city was only to fix their windows and paint the house.
The city has received 414 claims related to the fireworks blast and has reached settlements in 129. Payouts have totaled $474,709. The Homeless Outreach Program Integrated Care System has been working with a few families since October 2021, said Vianey Perez, program manager for housing stabilization.
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