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Leonardo DiCaprio's new Hollywood movie sparks fury in Sacramento after homeless people and their tents were dragged out of shoot site during huge rainstorm with less than a day's notice
Leonardo DiCaprio's new movie has sparked fury in Sacramento after a city square was cleared of homeless people and their tents after less than a day's notice.
The Oscar winner has been pictured shooting his new role for director Paul Thomas Anderson, a film temporarily titled BC Project.
Officials cleared half a dozen homeless tents from Cesar Chavez Plaza so they could shoot last Thursday. Filming was not scheduled to take place until Sunday.
'Attention to vacate' notices were posted on all of the tents in the park, located in the city's downtown with only 24 hours to move, though all the homeless were offered a spot at their newly opened shelter.
Locals erupted in fury that the tents were moved with such short notice and during the state's chaotic atmospheric river storms.
The president of the Sacramento Homeless Union, Crystal Sanchez, slammed the city for the lack of prep time and doing this in the midst of a major storm.
'It is asinine in the midst of an atmospheric storm, against federal laws and protections unhoused people are being moved and placed in greater danger for Hollywood to roll footage in Sacramento,' she said.
'The city permit should have not been issued without appropriately placing individuals in shelter as the city is well aware of the homeless crisis in the area.'
Anij Baker, 61, who lives in one of the park tents after becoming homeless around four years ago, said he and his partner had not been offered a space at the shelter, according to the Sacramento Bee.
'It's terrible. We have nowhere to go. All our clothes and shoes are wet. We have no food,' Baker said
The city has a waiting list over 1,200 for their 1,300 shelter beds, which are currently full. 'We've gotta put everything in the cart,' added Baker. 'It's gonna be heavy.'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ys-notice.html
Leonardo DiCaprio's new movie has sparked fury in Sacramento after a city square was cleared of homeless people and their tents after less than a day's notice.
The Oscar winner has been pictured shooting his new role for director Paul Thomas Anderson, a film temporarily titled BC Project.
Officials cleared half a dozen homeless tents from Cesar Chavez Plaza so they could shoot last Thursday. Filming was not scheduled to take place until Sunday.
'Attention to vacate' notices were posted on all of the tents in the park, located in the city's downtown with only 24 hours to move, though all the homeless were offered a spot at their newly opened shelter.
Locals erupted in fury that the tents were moved with such short notice and during the state's chaotic atmospheric river storms.
The president of the Sacramento Homeless Union, Crystal Sanchez, slammed the city for the lack of prep time and doing this in the midst of a major storm.
'It is asinine in the midst of an atmospheric storm, against federal laws and protections unhoused people are being moved and placed in greater danger for Hollywood to roll footage in Sacramento,' she said.
'The city permit should have not been issued without appropriately placing individuals in shelter as the city is well aware of the homeless crisis in the area.'
Anij Baker, 61, who lives in one of the park tents after becoming homeless around four years ago, said he and his partner had not been offered a space at the shelter, according to the Sacramento Bee.
'It's terrible. We have nowhere to go. All our clothes and shoes are wet. We have no food,' Baker said
The city has a waiting list over 1,200 for their 1,300 shelter beds, which are currently full. 'We've gotta put everything in the cart,' added Baker. 'It's gonna be heavy.'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ys-notice.html