By City News Service
May 11, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a $12 billion plan to tackle the state s homelessness crisis today, part of his proposed $100 billion California Comeback Plan.
Newsom said the investment would provide 65,000 people with housing placements, more than 300,000 people with housing stability and create 46,000 new housing units. The proposal includes an expansion of Project Homekey a program the governor s office says has provided shelter from COVID-19 to 36,000 Californians and created 6,000 affordable housing units. Within a year, Homekey did more to address the homelessness and affordable housing crisis than anything that s been done in decades and became a national model, Newsom said. Now is the time to double down on these successful efforts.
Earlier Tuesday, Newsom unveiled a $12 billion plan to tackle the state s homelessness crisis Tuesday, part of his proposed $100 billion California Comeback Plan. Newsom said the investment would provide 65,000 people with housing placements, more than 300,000 people with housing stability and create 46,000 new housing units.
The proposal includes an expansion of Project Homekey a program the governor s office says has provided shelter from COVID-19 to 36,000 Californians and created 6,000 affordable housing units.
The plan focuses on those with the most acute needs, with at least
28,000 new beds and housing placements for clients with behavioral health needs and seniors at the highest risk of homelessness.
Rose Ochi Square Dedicated in Little Tokyo
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From left: Tommy Ochi, Councilmember Kevin de Leon and Darlene Kuba with a sign designating the intersection of First and San Pedro streets in Little Tokyo as Rose Ochi Square. (Photos by MARIO GERSHOM REYES/Rafu Shimpo)
By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer
The intersection of First Street and Judge John Aiso Street/San Pedro Street in Little Tokyo was dedicated as Rose Ochi Square on Tuesday with several city and community leaders in attendance.
The program, held on the southwest corner of the intersection, began with a purification rite conducted by Rev. Alfred Tsuyuki, head minister of Konko Church of Los Angeles.
Collar Flap Incident at the Ethics Commission Details
THE CITY-The Board of Supervisors gave Sheriff Alex Villanueva three minutes to speak at Tuesday s board meeting.
He rambled on about how unfair the Board was being to his deputies who the board was alleging had engaged in horrible conduct toward family members of victims who had lost loved ones following encounters with the department.
I registered to provide a comment but once again the board announced it would only take 60 minutes of public comment total including agenda items and general and ran out of time before all speakers could be heard.
LOS ANGELES-There is nothing more boring than a budget hearing schedule.
I attended my first ever budget kickoff for the County of Los Angeles and was informed by Mike Antonovich that I would be given sixty seconds to address the entire $28 billion budget at the time.
I thought that seemed right as no other speakers, save the chap from SEIU had shown up. I dragged out the government code Government code 29080 and 29081 which were cited by the presiding Mayor of the Board of Supervisors and the budget hearing was closed after 120 seconds of testimony. I urged them to honor GC 29080 and 29081 and reset a second public hearing with fair notice.