Councilmember aims to help fix fire damage at

The workplace of Los Angeles City Councilmember Imelda Padilla has begun working with companies to discover a resolution to restore infrastructure damage induced by a fire last month that went through a tunnel at Encino Franklin Fields and has restricted access to three softball fields used by youth organizations and the high faculty groups at Harvard-Westlake, Louisville and Sherman Oaks Notre Dame.

The fire on Jan. 22, believed to have been set by a homeless individual, took out picket framing below an asphalt bridge connecting access to a car parking zone, making it unusable for security causes. Parents have since paid for a non permanent scaffold bridge that permits people to traverse the condemned bridge. The car parking zone stays out of commission along with handicap access. Notre Dame has not practiced or performed video games there since, transferring to Valley College. Harvard-Westlake and Louisville have resumed practices and video games.

The land is owned by the Army Corps of Engineers. The bridge spans a culvert, maintained by town. The fields are leased.

A spokeswoman for Padilla said in a assertion: “Our team has taken the lead in convening City departments and have engaged the Mayor’s Office to help accelerate coordination and solutions. While agencies work through jurisdictional and cost responsibilities, our priority is preventing unnecessary delays and advancing immediate solutions. As damage and improvement needs are evaluated, we are focused on restoring safe access, including exploring a secondary access point to improve parking safety and ADA accessibility for families and field users. Student athletes and families should not bear the burden of administrative complexity, and we are pushing for a coordinated path forward that prioritizes timely repairs and safe access.”

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