Mayor Garcetti and Councilmember Lee celebrated the Trebek Center, a 107-bed interim housing facility, at a ribbon-cutting event Thursday. The Trebek Center, a newly built interim housing project in Northridge, will welcome its first residents Tuesday after a momentous ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday morning. The 107-bed interim housing facility for individuals experiencing homelessness was spearheaded by […]
Returning Public Spaces to Public Use
This week, Council District 12 Councilmember John Lee introduced the first in a set of resolutions designating specified areas for enforcement against sitting, lying, sleeping, or storing, using, maintaining, or placing personal property, or otherwise obstructing the public right-of-way. These locations include Petit Park (Granada Hills Recreation Center), Rinaldi Park, Shadow Ranch Park, Northridge Park, […]
Councilmember Lee Backs Motion to Rescind Funds for Proposed Homeless Housing
Despite voting for the housing, Councilmember Lee is now asking that the City Council reallocate the funds for an alternative project. Lee said HHH funds should be used for better homeless housing proposals than the Lumina Project on Topanga Canyon Boulevard. Councilmember John Lee introduced a motion to the L.A. City Council to rescind funds […]
New Interactive Map Shows Homelessness and Housing Across LA County
Los Angeles County now has an interactive map allowing you to view the distribution of the County’s current homeless population, as well as sites where shelter or supportive housing already exists or is under development. Info on population numbers and density is drawn from the January 2019 Countywide Homeless Count. New info and capabilities will […]