Echo Park

Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment crews removed 35.7 tons of solid waste from Echo Park Lake since the park’s closure on March 25, and a news report Thursday indicated that the park could reopen by the end of the month.

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Rather than a gather-together fundraiser, several restaurants will offer dine-in, pick-up, and delivery over three delicious days.

Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell wants to restore Echo Park to the way it was in 2013, the year it reopened following a $45 million makeover. Robert Kovacik reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on March 26, 2021.

City officials said they found temporary housing for the homeless in the park after activists clashed with police — and journalists were detained. Jonathan Gonzalez reports March 26, 2021.

Los Angeles police officers were stationed at Echo Park Friday morning as efforts continued to move the remaining few homeless out of the park to make way for a $500,000 renovation effort — hours after protesters clashed with authorities near the park.

LAPD declared an unlawful assembly in the area of Echo Park Thursday night as protests continued over the homelessness clean-up. Beverly White reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on March 25, 2021.

Los Angeles police surrounded Echo Park Thursday morning and city contractors built fences along the south and east end of the park after a large group of protesters left the area following hours of protest against plans by the city to clear a large homeless encampment from the park and close the area for what’s being described as more than...

Residents both for and against relocation spoke out as the city moved homeless people in order to do repairs. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, March 25, 2021.

The park north of downtown LA is closed for repairs and cleanup. Toni Guinyard reports for Today in LA on Thursday March 25, 2021.

Protesters and police clashed on the eve of an expected park closure. Eliana Moreno and Robert Kovacik reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24, 2021.

Activists plan to gather at Echo Park Lake Wednesday morning ahead of the city’s plans to close the park where far more than a hundred people have taken up residence. Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell’s communications director Tony Arranaga told City News Service that the city is closing the park to repair more than $500,000 in damage.

Councilman Mitch O’Farrell says they’ve been working already and still are to get the unhoused in transitional housing. Jonathan Gonzalez reports March 24, 2021.

The park will be temporarily closed for cleanup and repairs. Toni Guinyard reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Wednesday March 24, 2021.

Some activists say that removing the homeless population from the park during a pandemic is inhumane. Beverly White reported on NBC4 News on Tuesday, March 23, 2021.

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Police apprehended a driver for reckless driving after the chase led them through various LA neighborhoods. NBC4 News reports at 11 p.m. on Feb. 18, 2021.

Taix French Restaurant in Echo Park has been recommended for the city’s list of Historic-Cultural Monuments, something the restaurant’s owner has fought against as new development is planned around it.

Several dozen peaceful demonstrators, including a rock band, gathered in an Echo Park intersection Friday evening in recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance and Transgender Awareness Week.