Echo Park

Three people were hospitalized and two others were taken into custody after a frightening crash at the end of a chase in Echo Park.

Five people were taken into custody after the sedan they were speeding in during a police pursuit struck a utility pole and overturned on an Echo Park street. NBC4 News reports at 11 p.m. on August 5, 2021.

Five people were taken into custody after the sedan they were speeding in during a police pursuit struck a utility pole and overturned on an Echo Park street Thursday.

A “tiny home village” that can serve as interim housing for up to 74 people experiencing homelessness is now open in a former parking lot in Echo Park.

A “tiny home village” that can serve as interim housing for up to 74 people experiencing homelessness is now open in a former parking lot in Echo Park. NBC4 News reports at 5 p.m. on June 21, 2021.

Things are different at Echo Park Lake, the swan rentals are busy, the ducks are taking their dips in the water and the sound of children’s laughter is stronger than it was one year ago. John Cádiz Klemack reports for NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on May 31, 2021.

While some families and nearby residents are happy that Echo Park Lake has been reopened to the public, the homeless people who had taken up residence there are frustrated by what they say is a lack of options. John Cádiz Klemack reports for NBC4 on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.

Echo Park Lake reopened to the public at 3 p.m. Wednesday, two months after the park was closed following the relocation of about 200 homeless people who had taken up residence there. The park is marked with signs announcing that no camping, lodging or storage is permitted in the park. One sign warns that personal property left in the 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.

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.

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.

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...

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.