Last night, I received notification from Change.org that this petition is "in the top 15 percent". And I was thrilled to read all of your comments. Elvis Summers is among those who commented (I'll share these further along). First, I want to update you on what I know thus far. According to RT's Bridiga Santos (shown in the video), "Summers and his team were able to get eight Tiny Homes back. But they couldn't save them all." Marisol Viera, a Starting Human volunteer, explained, "The houses were going to be destroyed – effective immediately – because they are considered BULK TRASH." She added, "It's like they're foreclosing on the homeless, how can you do that? How do you foreclose on people that have nothing!" And just so I present both sides of this issue, I (we) "get" that encampments aren't a long-term solution. An excellent overview of the key problems are covered by Sharon Chamard in this Center for Problem-Oriented Policing guide on homeless encampments: http://www.popcenter.org/problems/homeless_encampments In tents, people are even more vulnerable to violence, theft, and rape. How many of us could sleep at night with our front door unlocked? Mr. Summers and his team provided a locked door (both for safety and for protecting any valuables). And, to my recollection, he also ensured the Tiny Homes met the city's by-laws for size and were on wheels (so they could be moved). What's seems outrageous to me (when I viewed the video) is that three Tiny Homes are held in a vacant lot, behind a fence, next to a church. A church which (no doubt) has a bathroom and running water. And city officials will probably have police officers "guard" the vacant homes until they are destroyed. Yeah, think about that. Oh but they cannot seem to provide a vacant lot to have the homeless live in these Tiny Homes protected by police??? We aren't talking about vermin here . . these are human beings. In my teens, I spent one night on the street (with my then boyfriend). And I'll never forget it. And to take these homes away from people IS detrimental to their mental health. You've pulled the rug out from under their feet (in every way). Unless a solution is found (and living in a shelter doesn't work for everybody), it's also a human rights violation to proceed with this order, Mr. Price. According to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights: http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/index.html Note: My thoughts are in square brackets. Article 1. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. [Elvis Summers and his team are acting towards fellow citizens "in a spirit of brotherhood".] Article 5. No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. [It is both cruel and inhuman to put people out on the street.] Article 12. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, HOME, or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks. [HOME is mentioned. And I would add privacy and family has also been interfered with by the city.] Article 17. [This is self-explanatory.] 1) Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others. (2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property. Article 25. (1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, HOUSING and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. Article 29. (1) Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible. [Summers and his team were fulfilling this.] (2) In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society. [Summers and his team ensured structures met city codes/by-laws]. (3) These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations. [Worth noting.] Article 30. Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein. [It is therefore a violation of basic human rights to destroy these Tiny Homes. And, I believe destruction of property is also unlawful.] On a positive note, I was brought to tears to read your comments. Here are just a few I wanted to share with you: Kristofer Moore wrote: "I've been homeless, I lived on the streets for two years and as a stepping stone tiny houses provides the necessity of a safe place to sleep so one can make and execute a plan to get off the streets instead of being concerned where to find a safe place to sleep at night." Paula Frazier added: "You must not throw the homeless away as if they don't matter. Find land for them to live on. I'm sure that the city of Los Angeles has tons of land that can be used in the interim." Denise Keeran: "It's bad enough so many are homeless, but to MAKE people homeless by taking away the basic but beautiful and functional little homes built with loving hands and donated funds is absolutely disgusting." Heather Taylor: "The city is solely concerned about revenue, not the lives of it's people that are struggling. These little homes offer so much more than shelter in terms of cleanliness, safety, hope and progression." The last word from Elvis Summers: "Without Shelter people die. Give the homes back and give us a lot to create a working solution."