LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles’ plan to put a drug recovery center at the former Venice Senior Center in Venice Beach came to a halt after parent advocacy group Venice Kids Count sent the city a cease-and-desist letter against the plan. Originally proposed by Councilman Mike Bonin, whose District 11 covers the Venice community, the city planned to turn the former Venice Senior Center into a drug recovery center, a facility designed to shelter and help homeless people with substance abuse and mental health issues, the Westside Current reported on Jan. 17. The plan was met with opposition from some Venice Beach residents, who pointed out that the location is only about 150 feet from Westminster Elementary School, as well as several other preschools and a public dog park. “The problem here isn’t that citizens are resistant to people being sheltered,” one Venice Beach resident wrote on Twitter. “Very much to the …