A housing advocate calls the proposed deal "a slap on the wrist" and says the $123 million for affordable housing would only build a few hundred units in a city that needs thousands.
Our sources say that after being transferred from Central Juvenile Hall to Barry J. Nidorf facility in Sylmar, incarcerated youth are left without regular access to outdoor time, education and health care.
Exactly one year ago, the board received a detailed plan to close the jail within 18 to 24 months. The Justice LA Coalition held a rally outside the Hall of Justice Wednesday to press the supervisors to get the job done.