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    Thousands of homeless people in LA's old Sears building? Some in Boyle Heights say no way

    by Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times Jul 20, 2022 6 minutes
    A proposal to house thousands of homeless people in former Sears building, seen on Monday, July 10, 2022, in Los Angeles, is on life support after opposition from Boyle Heights residents.

    LOS ANGELES — Bill Taormina had 17 minutes to convince the crowd in the auditorium of Boyle Heights Resurrection School to back his plan to turn their shuttered neighborhood Sears into a giant homeless services hub.

    The "Los Angeles Life Rebuilding Center" that Taormina wants to build would house up to 10,000 homeless people and provide medical and mental health services, job training, immigration help and drug abuse diversion programs.

    The project would be dedicated to "saving lives," Taormina told his audience, vowing not to build "anything like a prison" on the landmark lot.

    As an activist, philanthropist and wealthy Anaheim businessman, Taormina has helped finance several homeless housing projects in Orange County over the years.

    But in Boyle Heights, he was greeted with a sea of homemade poster board signs saying "No Sears Detention Center" and "Respect Our Community." Dozens of speakers criticized his plan at the meeting June 27, calling it "a crime against

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