The city of Sacramento, California, is facing a heat wave after removing all homeless people from a downtown park area ahead of the filming of Leonardo DiCaprio’s new movie.
The city began removing homeless people living in tents in the park on Thursday after posting “beware of eviction” signs around the park, the paper said. sacramento bee.
City officials also placed bright green warning stickers on at least six tents, even though the area was still flooded from heavy rainstorms that hit the West Coast earlier in the week.
The warning informed homeless people that they had 24 hours to vacate their area of the park. Officials told leaving campers they could be sent to a shelter on Roseville Road if they wished.
But some homeless residents claimed they were not informed they could be relocated to the Roseville Road shelter when authorities began posting eviction notices.
“It’s horrible,” said homeless man Ange Baker. “We have nowhere to go. All our clothes and shoes are wet. We have no food.”
“You have to put everything in your cart,” said Baker, a Sacramento native who became homeless four years ago. “It’s going to rain heavily,” he said of the rain.
Crystal Sanchez, president of the Sacramento Homeless Coalition, accused the city of expelling homeless people just to film a movie.
“It is unusual for Hollywood to try to air footage of Sacramento in the midst of an atmospheric storm, in violation of federal law and protections, where unhoused people are removed and put at greater risk. ” Sanchez told the paper. “The city is fully aware of the homelessness crisis in this area and should not have issued a city permit without properly housing the individual in shelter.”
The city justifies its removal of homeless people by citing several ordinances that prohibit storing personal property on “critical infrastructure” or public property. The city also cites restrictions on setting up tents without city permission.
The city said the film will use several locations downtown to film car chases and gunfights, and will also use a helicopter for some scenes.
“While the simulated elements may resemble real-life situations, the City and the Sacramento Film + Media Authority remind the public that they are part of a controlled production intended for entertainment purposes only. We want people to know,” said Sacramento Film Commissioner Jennifer West. Said In public.
The nature of the movie is a label is attached The unreleased film, codenamed “BC Project,” is known to star DiCaprio and be directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
Other cast members include Sean Penn, Regina Hall, Wood Harris, and Alana Haim.
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