Los Angeles County’s most recent Pathway Home encampment resolution operation brought 57 people experiencing homelessness who had been living in recreational vehicles (RVs) or encampments in West Rancho Dominguez into safe interim housing, where they are receiving supportive services and other resources to help them transition out of homelessness and into permanent housing.
This latest Pathway Home operation, which occurred April 30 and May 1, continues the County’s emergency response to resolve encampments, and returned the streets in this mostly industrial unincorporated area to their intended use. Forty-four RVs and four vehicles were removed and taken to a disposal lot, and 840 cubic yards of debris were removed.
Carl Gamboa walks by RVs as he gets ready to move into interim housing during a Pathway Home operation in West Rancho Dominguez, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker)
“To be onsite seeing people trusting the process and letting go of their inoperable RVs for actual housing is the result of months of consistent outreach and collaboration. The West Rancho Dominquez/East Gardena community is one of many unincorporated areas in my district with a disproportionately high number of RV encampments; this is why I called for a countywide plan for RV encampments, which has become a pillar of Pathway Home,” said Holly J. Mitchell, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Second District. “We will continue to do all we can to urgently reach more residents experiencing homelessness, especially in our unincorporated communities hit hardest by this crisis.”
Stanley Edwin Zavala stands in his interim housing after giving up his RV during a Pathway Home operation in West Rancho Dominguez, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker)
West Rancho Dominquez is the 45th Pathway Home encampment resolution since the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative began the program in August 2023. More than 1,400 Los Angeles County residents have come off the streets through Pathway Home, over 250 of whom are now permanently housed. These operations have also removed more than 800 RVs from the streets.
By leveraging emergency powers and partnerships with local jurisdictions, Pathway Home is a full-circle solution that brings people off the streets, into immediately available interim housing accompanied by a comprehensive suite of supportive services, and, ultimately, into safe, permanent homes. This latest effort focused mostly on three long blocks of Redondo Beach Boulevard east of the I-110 freeway, where teams from the County and partner organizations spent weeks and months engaging with individuals and families living in encampments and in RVs. Planning also involved securing a nearby motel to serve as the interim housing location.
Carlos Corona and Gloria Alamos take in their interim housing after giving up their RV during a Pathway Home operation in West Rancho Dominguez, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker)
Pathway Home has been funded primarily through Measure H, a ¼-cent sales tax approved by County voters in 2017 to prevent and address homelessness. Starting July 1, 2025, Pathway Home will receive funds from Measure A, a ½-cent sales tax approved by voters in November 2024 to replace Measure H.
Funding also pays for removal of any non-operational RVs, trash, and other debris that accumulates at encampments; costs associated with securing interim housing sites such as motels; and security at interim housing locations.
Los Angeles County departments involved in recent Pathway Home operations included Sheriff’s, Public Works, Fire, Mental Health, Health Services, Animal Care and Control, and the newly-created Emergency Centralized Response Center (ECRC). Other critical partners include the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) and outreach teams and service providers including Hope The Mission and others.
Group photo before a Pathway Home operation in West Rancho Dominguez, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker)