# Troops sent to Los Angeles-Housing **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 10, 2025, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406 "2025-06-10T02:12:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406/21 "2025-06-10T03:05:14Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > I imagine they’d probably just take over a large park somewhere. You might imagine it but they’re here, they haven’t take over anywhere, and there aren’t any large parks in the area they’re defending. They’re not commuting in from elsewhere to man the lines, they’re staying inside their perimeter. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406/22 "2025-06-10T03:07:02Z")
> [@Pork\_Rind](#): > > You might imagine it but they’re here, they haven’t take over anywhere, and there aren’t any large parks in the area they’re defending. Sure…because apparently someone forgot the tents and Port-a-Potties and canteen (to mention a few things). Better to sleep on a floor in a federal building with toilets than outside in the dirt in a park. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406/23 "2025-06-10T03:11:19Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > You would think stadiums and such would already be booked solid. > [@Pork\_Rind](#): > > And unlikely to roll out the welcome mat for what is seen here as an occupying force. Even if the facility owner (for the non-municipal stadiums) had the open calendar, I suspect they don’t want the public scrutiny. I’m sure that is true, but those are basically the only choices unless they’re going to be commuting from Pomona. > [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > I imagine they’d probably just take over a large park somewhere. Take a look at a satellite view of Los Angeles and find me a large, flat open space that isn’t labeled “Forest Lawn” suitable for a large encampment of several thousand people. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406/24 "2025-06-10T03:12:01Z")
Griffith park Dodger Stadium is really close. Surely Donnie knows the the owner of the Dodgers. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406/25 "2025-06-10T03:16:24Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Griffith park This place? [![](https://everywhereonce.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/griffith-park-los-angeles.jpg) ](https://everywhereonce.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/griffith-park-los-angeles.jpg) [![](https://www.tripsavvy.com/thmb/H09IafmHh-j16NPyz4rKv8qPA9I=/3721x2454/filters:fill(auto,1)/griffith-park-observatory-in-los-angeles-72321303-58c593ce5f9b58af5cef1f5c.jpg) ](https://www.tripsavvy.com/thmb/H09IafmHh-j16NPyz4rKv8qPA9I=/3721x2454/filters:fill(auto,1)/griffith-park-observatory-in-los-angeles-72321303-58c593ce5f9b58af5cef1f5c.jpg) [![](https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Griffith-park-los-angeles-3-.jpg) ](https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Griffith-park-los-angeles-3-.jpg) [![](https://journeyofanomadicfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/02-8978-post/DSCF3270-1.jpg) ](https://journeyofanomadicfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/02-8978-post/DSCF3270-1.jpg) Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406/26 "2025-06-10T03:16:58Z")
Los Angeles State Historic Park: [![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-cs-s/AC9h4npOGabxBEJ0MxYaEbi8OnEbzmwppC5dZT-psSTbMCMNVUNnPiPzc69VLYjeZxg95IZPZmiFGSKtL-hYVy8H43TC8tM6DeafJT2WUNvt2Auc7JrLE9RUM309xxJYSynA2uklzYtV=s680-w680-h510) ](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-cs-s/AC9h4npOGabxBEJ0MxYaEbi8OnEbzmwppC5dZT-psSTbMCMNVUNnPiPzc69VLYjeZxg95IZPZmiFGSKtL-hYVy8H43TC8tM6DeafJT2WUNvt2Auc7JrLE9RUM309xxJYSynA2uklzYtV=s680-w680-h510) Lake Hollywood Park: [![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-cs-s/AC9h4nqkythJ7xbW-7zR5qfCpas1slrJnti2Wjo1QJpAmYAZ6dTkRa-llM44790CLVOxfXf3zZOJj8tmxDCblwAGeW8gqvU37bwB6s-M3j0ijMpbgklUpywjbBw_ceU8aE7aUN-GaD5f=s680-w680-h510) ](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-cs-s/AC9h4nqkythJ7xbW-7zR5qfCpas1slrJnti2Wjo1QJpAmYAZ6dTkRa-llM44790CLVOxfXf3zZOJj8tmxDCblwAGeW8gqvU37bwB6s-M3j0ijMpbgklUpywjbBw_ceU8aE7aUN-GaD5f=s680-w680-h510) @Beckdawrek mentioned Griffith Park. I bet there are more. The places need not be at the hotspot. Just close(ish). ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406/27 "2025-06-10T03:17:06Z")
The Dodgers organization could kiss a generation of fans goodbye if they open up for this. Plus it’s, you know, _baseball season._ Anyway, even if nearby (and it’s not _that_ close) it’s still outside the perimeter being protected so not where the soldiers want to be, assuming they want to be here at all. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406/28 "2025-06-10T03:18:27Z")
Whether or not it matters, I dunno. But the city and state are not looking to facilitate this operation by providing encampments. The soldiers have to stay at federal facilities. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406/29 "2025-06-10T03:18:32Z")
This is also part of Griffith: [![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-cs-s/AC9h4notk1eU3VzVxBstJ77onoCxagAKQyPEYmumUEezQkiNyWD4aWKHn2zOmku75v7L0Fjdle0VIuZo-2YO1pnY-1bnb4DefFt8t7nX4YXSPuqMMgU7sJjSWVcIk2xp4XQXYSHS3bQB=s680-w680-h510) ](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-cs-s/AC9h4notk1eU3VzVxBstJ77onoCxagAKQyPEYmumUEezQkiNyWD4aWKHn2zOmku75v7L0Fjdle0VIuZo-2YO1pnY-1bnb4DefFt8t7nX4YXSPuqMMgU7sJjSWVcIk2xp4XQXYSHS3bQB=s680-w680-h510) ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406/30 "2025-06-10T03:20:36Z")
> [@Pork\_Rind](#): > > But the city and state are not looking to facilitate this operation by providing encampments. Fer sure. I am just saying if they took a park not sure how the city could stop it. Sure they might sue but this mess will be long over before a court case settles anything. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406/31 "2025-06-10T03:20:49Z")
I can see the satellite map but can’t exactly tell elevations. If you live there, you’ll know more. Google actually says they’re being housed in San Pedro. Not sure if that reliable info. But it’s out there. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406/32 "2025-06-10T03:23:12Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Google actually says they’re being housed in San Pedro. Not sure if that reliable info. But it’s out there. That’s not what the local news is showing, but maybe eventually? That’s a long inconvenient slog. I hope it’s a giant hassle logistically. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406/33 "2025-06-10T03:25:50Z")
I suspect the guys think they’d rather be farther away. Well, some anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406/34 "2025-06-10T03:32:19Z")
There’s an ample supply of amphibious assault ships in San Diego that could steam up to San Pedro and accommodate thousands of troops. They even have soft serve ice cream machines that, unlike McDonald’s, are operational ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406/35 "2025-06-10T03:35:03Z")
I hadn’t even thought about them being boarded on ships. It would make sense. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406/36 "2025-06-10T03:35:40Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > That said, the US military certainly has tents. I’d think they could pitch the tents in the Air Force base I delivered data there back in the '80s. [There’s not really a lot of room for tents.](https://www.google.com/maps/search/los+angeles+air+force+base/@33.9187814,-118.3828753,634m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYwNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D) ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406/37 "2025-06-10T03:37:00Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Los Angeles State Historic Park There are maybe five flat acres in that park that would be suitable for encampment without razing and grading the entire park. > [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > This is also part of Griffith No, it’s obviously not. It is clearly to the west and south of the Hollywood sign which would put it somewhere around the Hollywood Reservoir, probably Lake Hollywood Park which is about three acres of flat land., which is obviously not enough land to bivouac even a small fraction of National Guardsman, never mind the difficulty of convoying up and down there given the dearth of parking. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406/38 "2025-06-10T03:42:44Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > No, it’s obviously not. Sorry. I do not live in LA. That came up in a Google Image search for LA Parks and was noted as Griffith. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406/39 "2025-06-10T03:54:56Z")
In the meantime, I saw on another site that many of them are from the base in Twenty-Nine Palms, about 150 miles away. I guess that could be doable, with buses. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406/40 "2025-06-10T04:02:10Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > There are maybe five flat acres in that park that would be suitable for encampment without razing and grading the entire park. That’s 80 square feet per person (assuming 2700 people). Seems like more than enough, even including space for Port-a-Potties, pathways, etc. A 2-person tent is around 6x6 feet. Bump that up to 8x10 feet to give them a bit of space and you’re still only at 40 square feet per person. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406.md?page=3)