Thanks to a new round of funding from the State of California, Los Angeles County is looking to build on the success of Homekey, a program that repurposes hotels and motels into homes and shelters for people experiencing homelessness. Through…
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Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to the First District, released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved her motion on a continued shelter crisis declaration in the County: “Given the complexity…
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved $18.7 million in Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds for the Salvation Army Pasadena Hope Center to develop and construct a 66-unit apartment complex, further supporting the County’s previous financing of the Hope Center…
read moreOn October 1, 2021, the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) launched the County’s first online Rent Registry. The L.A. County Rent Registry, which contains portals for both property owners and tenants, will allow property owners…
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The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an unprecedented $527.1 million budget for the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative in FY 2021-22. The Homeless Initiative is Los Angeles County’s massive effort to expand and enhance services for people who are homelessness…
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The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) released its Best Practices for Addressing Street Encampments, which provides guidance for service providers and community partners on the most effective ways to conduct location-specific outreach to bring those living in encampments inside…
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Mark Ridley-Thomas to initiate Homeless Outreach and Mobile Engagement (HOME) teams to provide critical treatment interventions and resources to people experiencing homelessness who have…
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion authored by Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to the First District and co-authored by Supervisor Sheila Kuehl to develop recommendations for a tenant opportunity to purchase act (TOPA) for unincorporated…
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a proposal by Supervisor Janice Hahn and co-authored by Supervisor Kathryn Barger to expand the county’s Psychiatric Mobile Response Team (PMRT) program. LA County’s Psychiatric Mobile Response Teams are teams of unarmed…
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In what was once a Motel 6 in Baldwin Park, 36-year-old Laura Morales found a home after three years on the streets. She’s one of many homeless people in Los Angeles County who received a room of her own…
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