By City News Service
Feb 12, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Mayor Eric Garcetti broke into song today during a virtual celebration for the grand opening of the West Valley s first Bridge Housing site, which is meant to provide transitional housing to people experiencing homelessness.
The Willows, in Canoga Park, opened to residents on Feb. 1 and will provide them with resources including case management, space for animals and larger quarters for couples. The 75-bed facility is the first Bridge Housing facility to accommodate opposite-sex couples.
The facility was named “The Willows for the Tongva nation, which “nurtured the site and used to construct their homes out of willow branches, according to Los Angeles Family Housing s Stephanie Klasky-Gamer, who said her organization received the blessing of Tongva Chief Anthony Morales to build the facility.
Of 35 sites, these three emerged as top staff recommendations to launch the Safe Parking Pilot Program for individuals living in their cars. (Images credited to City of Richmond and Google Maps)
Richmond is seeking a location to establish a Safe Parking Pilot Program that will provide a secure place for people who live in their cars to sleep and access services.
On Tuesday, Richmond City Council will be asked to provide city staff with direction on site selection for the pilot program. The ideal site would be able to accommodate about 30 vehicles, including RVs and cars, a temporary trailer or tent for on-site service providers, along with fencing, lighting, and hookups for water and/or electrical, according to the city.
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Sean de Guzman, chief of DWRâs Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Section, carries the measure tape to the next sampling point for the third snow survey of the 2020 season at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Helping with the survey are Lauren Miller, engineer DWRâs Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Section and Ramesh Gautum, Chief California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program. The survey site is approximately 90 miles east of Sacramento off Highway 50 in El Dorado County. Photo taken January 2.
Jonathan Wong / California Department of Water Resources
By Jake Abbott /
jabbott@appealdemocrat.com Dec 28, 2020
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The Monterey Peninsula is getting its first shelter specifically for single homeless women and families with children, including single fathers. According to the most recent homeless census, 35 percent of those without a place to call home are women and 25 percent are families in Monterey County. But that census was a year ago. After months of COVID-19, that number is expected to grow.
Theresa Henderson crochets soap sacks for the homeless. Each contains a bar of soap and they double as a washcloth. She hopes the soap sacks reassure the receiver they are not forgotten.
“You know, like, hey, there are people out there that still care. That still, you know, we might not see them or talk to them every day, but there are people that still care,” Henderson said.