--- [ Front Page Videos ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/component/content/category/43-cwtv/51-videos) # Echo Park Lake Reopening May 20 2021 Written by CityWatch. | \| I’m pleased to announce that Echo Park Lake **will reopen to the public next Wednesday, May 26 at 3pm**. This reopening follows the placement of nearly **200 formerly unhoused individuals living at the Lake into transitional housing**, in addition to two months of extensive repairs and safety upgrades. Our parks and open spaces are sacred. They are places for us to gather with friends and family, in addition to areas where children can play, people can walk and jog, bird watch, and enjoy a picnic. **While parks are meant to be enjoyed by everyone, what transpired at Echo Park Lake these last months should not be acceptable to any of us**. The facts are that it was unsafe, unhealthy, inhumane, and deadly - with multiple fatalities, widespread drug use, and criminal activity, including reports of sexual assaults**. I’m deeply grateful to the Echo Park community for their compassion, care and support of our efforts to bring services and outreach to people experiencing homelessness at the Lake. This work goes back to the beginning of 2020 and helped lay the groundwork for an unprecedented number of successful housing placements. I’m also thankful to our City departments for making these needed repairs and returning the Lake to a space where the community can safely gather. When Echo Park Lake reopens next week, the City will ensure that it **remains safe, clean, accessible, and secure for all who wish to enjoy this shared public space**. The community can count on that. Be safe and well, ![](https://gallery.mailchimp.com/32add81e332280199b8bb94df/images/4ac7d133-fe61-46a4-a6c5-354caeec98d1.jpg) **MITCH O’FARRELL** \| \|---\| | |---| | \| \| \|---\| | |---| [ ![usa radio musem](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/images/banners/usaradiomuseum-wide.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/component/banners/click/116 "USA Radio Museum - Wide") [ ![save up to 4000 on used evs](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/images/LADWP/dwp%20ev%20ad2.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/component/banners/click/107 "LA DWP | Save $4K, Green | Priority Ad") [ ![LA DWP #2 (Power Savers)](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/images/LADWP/2026%20LADWP%20PowerSavers%20300x250.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/component/banners/click/82 "LA DWP #2 (Power Savers)") [ ![Pay Water Bill Help](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/images/LADWP/dwp%20-%20cares-ad.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/component/banners/click/97 "Home - LA DWP #2 (Pay Water Bill Help)") ### Noel Roberts About LA --- ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/images/banners/signup-for-cw.png) ## Get The News In Your Email Inbox Mondays & Thursdays Email [ ![something you should know, podcasts](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/images/banners/something%20you%20should%20know2.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/component/banners/click/110 "Something You Should Know") [ ![Home - HHR Rent is too High - SB-2](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/images/HHR/AHF-rent-too-high.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/component/banners/click/104 "Home - HHR Rent is too High - SB-2") [ ![Spa](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/images//ME%20DENTAL%20SPA/me%20dental2%208-11-26.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/component/banners/click/109 "Me Dental Spa") [ ![Cheap Gas](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/images/banners/cheap-gas2-10-24.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/component/banners/click/96 "Home - Cheap Gas") [ ![Neighborhood Council Map](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/images/banners/nc-map-graphic.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/component/banners/click/89 "Home - Neighborhood Council Map") [ ![Neighborhood Council Meetings Here](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/images/NewsPromos/nc-meeting%20banner.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/component/banners/click/90 "Home - Neighborhood Council Meetings Here") --- ## Featured CityWatch Stories [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/a7/088n-a7fbb4ae.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/33687-first-test-of-next-governor-s-leadership-demand-a-full-forensic-audit-of-bullet-train) ### [First Test of Next Governor`s Leadership: Demand a Full Forensic Audit of Bullet Train](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/33687-first-test-of-next-governor-s-leadership-demand-a-full-forensic-audit-of-bullet-train) NICK’S VIEW - For a case study in lost public trust and squandered taxpayer money, look no further than California’s hi… [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/86/089k-865bc454.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/election-2024/33710-bass-is-out-raman-is-in-is-los-angeles-trading-failure-for-a-bigger-crisis) ### [Bass Is Out. Raman Is In. Is Los Angeles Trading Failure for a Bigger Crisis?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/election-2024/33710-bass-is-out-raman-is-in-is-los-angeles-trading-failure-for-a-bigger-crisis) THE BOTTOM LINE - Karen Bass lost the confidence of Los Angeles voters. Nithya Raman won their support. But can a new m… [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/a0/089r-a0ef2305.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/33698-a-great-night-for-america-and-a-warning-to-both-parties) ### [A Great Night for America—and a Warning to Both Parties](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/33698-a-great-night-for-america-and-a-warning-to-both-parties) FRED TALK - The opinions in this column are solely mine and I stand by them. I did not write yesterday because I wanted… [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/08/089l-0888bed0.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/33704-nithyas-budget-buzz-saw) ### [Nithya’s Budget Buzz Saw](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/33704-nithyas-budget-buzz-saw) LA WATCHDOG - Nithya Raman, our new mayor, will inherit a budget that is a river of red ink. According to the First Fi… [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/5b/089g-5ba64d91.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/33709-progress-not-presto-chango) ### [Progress, Not Presto-Chango](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/33709-progress-not-presto-chango) IN MY VIEW - If We Want People Off the Streets, We Have to Give Them Somewhere to Go. I was about five years old, wa… --- ## [ Front Page Videos ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/component/content/category/43-cwtv/51-videos) ### [JAY on LA 10-4-26](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/component/content/article/33471-jay-on-la-10-4-26?catid=51) ### [Jay on LA 9-18-26](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/component/content/article/33377-jay-on-la-9-18-26?catid=51) ### [EAGLE ROCK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/component/content/article/29032-eagle-rock-neighborhood-council-sustainability-committee?catid=51) ### [Steven Colbert - Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Back On Twitter](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/component/content/article/26057-steven-colbert-marjorie-taylor-greene-is-back-on-twitter?catid=51) ### [Will Smith - “Emancipation” | The Daily Show](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/component/content/article/26038-will-smith-emancipation-the-daily-show?catid=51)