Wyatt · November 28, 2024
Community supports needed apartments Beginning in the late 1980s, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) began assembling approximately 10 parcels of land on the southwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard, between Lorraine and Crenshaw boulevards. Metro ultimately used this land to create a staging area for contractors working on the “D“ (formerly Purple) Line […]
Wyatt · September 30, 2021
Yet another needed facility featuring permanent supportive housing, this project focused on seniors as well as those formerly experiencing homelessness, has opened nearby. It was celebrated at the end of August by 10th District City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas, with the participation of Mayor Eric Garcetti and the sponsors of the new facility, Hollywood Community Housing […]
Billy Taylor · April 26, 2018
Los Angeles City Council members voted unanimously last month to accelerate the city’s efforts to create more supportive housing for Angelenos in need. The Permanent Supportive Housing Ordinance, passed on April 11, shortens the approval timeline for many supportive housing developments from five years to less than one by streamlining the planning process and removing […]
Suzan Filipek · April 26, 2018
Celebrating its 40th year, the Downtown Women’s Center (DWC), at 442 S. San Pedro St., is poised to move beyond Skid Row to greater Los Angeles County to meet the growing need for its services and woman-centered approach to ending homelessness. “Women’s homelessness has steadily increased in Los Angeles, particularly outside of the traditional downtown […]
