Tag: Monica Rodriguez

Judge Orders More Than 50 Residents of Illegal RV Encampment to Vacate Sylmar Property

LOS ANGELES—A judge on July 19 ordered a Sylmar homeowner and the more than 50 people residing in RVs illegally parked on the owner’s property to vacate within four days. According to reports, the homeowner, identified as Cruz Florian Godoy, allowed roughly 20 RVs onto the property, charging each RV owner about $500 a month…


Los Angeles Homeowner Faces Charges for Running Makeshift Park for 15 RVs in Backyard

A Los Angeles homeowner is facing two misdemeanor charges for having over five recreational vehicles (RV) parked behind her home, according to Fox News. The homeowner renting the backyard in the 14000 block of Hubbard Street in Sylmar—the northernmost neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles City—to these RV owners is reportedly making $10,000 a month,…


LA Program to Provide Training for Unarmed Alternative to Policing

LOS ANGELES—City officials launched a public safety initiative Feb. 13 aiming to provide trauma training and services to community intervention workers who implement an unarmed response alternative to policing. Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, who chairs the city council’s public safety committee, announced the Project TURN initiative—which stands for Therapeutic Unarmed Response for Neighborhoods—at a briefing Monday…