‘City council is so known for, like, these shady backdoor deals,’ Casterisano says. Rhiana Casterisano, an activist with Services Not Sweeps, believes that those who put the boulders in the underpass had the tacit approval of the city council. The above image shows a homeless person using a tarp cover as a tent in Los Angeles in December 2019 Experts said 66,433 people now live on the streets, in shelters and in vehicles within the county, which is the most populous in the nation. ‘Many of us are frightened to use Cattaraugus Tunnel because of the long history of assaults.ĭata released earlier this year found that homelessness in Los Angeles County rose for the third time in the last four years.
‘This is just one of many violent incidents. ‘He was forced to run with his infant and small children for safety.
The page continued: ‘In July, a local resident was walking his infant in a stroller, along with his his 2-yr-old and 4-yr-old, when a mentally ill individual physically attacked him with a weapon. ‘Here in Reynier Village, the underpass is the gate way to Reynier Park, Helms District, Metro, and Culver City.Help us clean up the tunnel, make it safe, and a beautiful gateway to and from Reynier Village.’ ‘Do you feel safe walking with your loved ones through Cattaraugus Tunnel?’ the page reads. He recently set up a GoFundMe crowdfunding effort titled ‘Cattaraugus Tunnel Safety & Beautification Project.’ Iliff has been publicly open about his desire to keep homeless people out of the area. 'We offered an apartment - not talking shelter - an apartment. Iliff claims that the boulders were a last resort after members of community offered housing to the homeless people in the area but were turned down. Learn more about the installation on its Instagram page.A group from an organization that aides homeless people removed the boulders last week She also has plans for a festival in June based on the tunnel. The installation currently has a two-year permit, but DiPietro has hopes to make it permanent. Photo by Tory DiPietro.ĭiPietro says the project was entirely crowdfunded with the help of her producer Adolfo Nodal, the former general manager of the Cultural Affairs Department in Los Angeles. Tory DiPietro’s piece sits above the end of the 3rd Street tunnel, featuring a 22-foot red neon heart with Los Angeles written across it. And so I thought in that moment, we just needed to make some massive, huge act of light and love,” she says. “I'm sure so many of us hadn't witnessed the entire world collectively going through something so dark. Photo by Tory DiPietro.ĭiPietro says she was motivated by all the darkness and hardships the world was facing together. Each beam of the tunnel is filled with a different color of the rainbow.Ĭrew members helped set up the 22-foot red neon heart. Her new neon art installation is lighting up the 3rd Street tunnel in downtown LA with the colors of the rainbow and her love for Los Angeles.ĭiPietro’s piece sits above the end of the tunnel, and it features a 22-foot red neon heart with Los Angeles written across it. LA neon artist Tory DiPietro hopes she can help you see the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel - literally. Today marks the two-year anniversary of the first death from COVID in LA County.
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