Ms. Harman is known for her environmental sensitivities, and together they are pursuing real estate opportunities.
Mr. Vera said he has met with three different persons who may be in position to deliver vacant land.
Coming down to apparently the final weeks of his colorful political career, he is as self-confident
as ever, to wit:
“Knowing me,” he said, “I will come up with something.”
By his estimate, about twenty-five owners of recreational vehicles in Culver City do not have off-street parking readily available, physically or fiscally.
Sometime this month, Mr. Vera predicted, he will be able to bring good news to them.
“The land that I am looking at,” he said, “will take twenty to twenty-five RVs. I don’t think we have any more than that.
“RVs that are not registered in Culver City are on their own.
“My concern is to help people who have invested their life savings in an RV, and then along comes this ordinance, from nowhere, telling them they no longer can park on the street overnight. That is awful.
These RV owners who are in need are the kind of people the City Council should be thinking about and should be helping.”
The ordinance calling for an overnight parking ban for recreational vehicles was passed by the City Council in early December.
Due to vehement protests from the RV community, and Mr. Vera’s ongoing empathy for their plight, implementation has been delayed for three consecutive months.
“It takes guts to be a City Council member,” the mayor said. “You have to recognize these kinds of situations when they come along and be ready to help people.”
