Tag: Homelessness
Homeless Initiative Resumes Program At WeHo Library
WEST HOLLYWOOD—The West Hollywood Homeless Initiative is resuming its program to provide on-site outreach and services at West Hollywood Library for community members who...
Meeting To Discuss Alternative Sleeping Locations For Homelessness In Community
MALIBU—The Malibu City Council will hold a special virtual meeting on Thursday, March 24 at 6 p.m. to review and discuss the Alternative Sleeping...
Mary Reno (14)
UNITED STATES—WE BUY GOLD...The sign, in gaudy yellow on a pawn shop window, focused Mary's fragmented thoughts. It took her mind off Quint. His...
City Council Working On Amending Nuisance Code
MALIBU- On Tuesday, August 3, the Malibu City Council announced that they are taking steps to amend the City’s Nuisance Code in an attempt...
City Council To Appoint Members To Malibu Homelessness Task Force
MALIBU—The Malibu City Council will each appoint two members to the new Homelessness Task Force during its virtual meeting on Wednesday, July 21 at...
Pacific Palisades Community Council To Discuss Homeless Shelters
PACIFIC PALISADES—On Thursday, April 8 from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m., the Pacific Palisades Community Council (PCC) will hold a Zoom board meeting with...
Pilot Program To Respond To Mental Health Calls
CALIFONIA— On October 26 Los Angeles County supervisor Janice Hahn Held a news conference to announce a year long pilot program to handle mental...
PPCC Urges LA Council To Continue LAPD Beach Detail Funding
PACIFIC PALISADES — The Pacific Palisades Community Council (PPCC) urged the Los Angeles City Council to continue funding the Palisades’ LAPD Beach Detail patrol....
Organization Fighting To End Homelessness In Los Angeles
SANTA MONICA—One of the organizations dealing with the issue of homelessness is focusing on the Los Angeles area, which accounts for more than 10%...
Mayor Garcetti Reverses Plan To Close Homeless Shelter
BEVERLY HILLS—Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will allow the emergency shelter at Pan Pacific Park to remain open after it was set to close...
“A Bridge Home” Homelessness Shelter Opens In Sherman Oaks
SHERMAN OAKS— On Monday, August 11, City Council President Nury Martinez and Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the completion of a homelessness shelter in Sherman...
Project Homekey Houses 14,200 People
CALIFORNIA— On June 30, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state’s Project Roomkey initiative to protect the homeless from the spread of coronavirus...
LA To Disrupt The Cycle Of Chronic Homelessness
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has decided on Tuesday, June 23 to expand Homeless Outreach and Mobile Engagement (HOME) teams. The HOME...
LA Homeless Services Authority Unanimously Appoints Executive Director
LOS ANGELES--On Friday, June 5, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) Commission unanimously appointed Heidi Marston as the LAHSA Exective Director.
Marston has worked...
San Francisco Sued After Homelessness Increases By Almost 300 Percent
SAN FRANCISCO— The city of San Francisco was sued on May 4 by multiple parties alleging a spike in homelessness has made the city...
Beverly Hills Participates In Homeless Count
BEVERLY HILLS─Dana Beesen, Publicist for the city of Beverly Hills indicated in a press release to Canyon News, that on January 22, a group...
Councilmember Ryu Introduces Motion To End Homelessness
CALIFORNIA—On Friday, November 15, Los Angeles Councilmember David Ryu introduced a motion to amend the city’s governing documents to aid in the development of...
Governor Newsom Addresses Homeless Issue In Letter To President
CALIFORNIA—Governor Gavin Newsom composed a letter to President Donald Trump on Monday, September 16, to make an additional 50,000 housing vouchers available through the...
‘A Bridge Home’ Project Closer To Becoming A Reality
LOS FELIZ—Los Angeles City Councilmember David Ryu’s proposed homeless housing site in Los Feliz is closer to becoming a reality as it was approved...
Salon Owner Discusses Effects Of California’s Homeless
SACRAMENTO—Hair salon owner, Elizabeth 'Liz' Novak called out California Governor Gavin Newsom via a YouTube video about the impact of homelessness on her small...