Protesters Stop Eviction at Caltrans-Owned Home in Los Angeles

Protesters stop eviction at Caltrans-owned home in Los Angeles

KCAL, KCBS By Luzdelia Caballero Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — Protesters in El Sereno stopped Los Angeles County deputies from evicting a 70-year-old man from a state-owned home that has remained vacant for decades. Benito Flores moved into the Caltrans-owned home during the pandemic. He’s called himself a “reclaimer” of one of the more than 100 homes that’ve sat vacant for decades because of the failed 710…

Elderly Los Angeles man builds tree house to protest eviction from state-owned home

LOS ANGELES — Before the sun rose Tuesday, Benito Flores fortified the front door of his one-bedroom duplex on a narrow street in El Sereno.

Elderly man builds tree house to protest eviction from state-owned home

After more than five years living in a publicly owned, previously vacant duplex, Benito Flores faced down an eviction attempt Tuesday.

‘I choose to die here’: Elderly El Sereno man resists eviction by deputies

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were confronted by homeless advocates today as they tried to evict a 70-year-old El Sereno man from a vacant home owned by Caltrans.