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Crews broke ground today on a six-story affordable and permanent supportive housing development above the Vermont/Santa Monica Metro station in East Hollywood.
By City News Service
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - LA Metro officials will stop relying on law enforcement as a primary way of responding to unhoused people on the transportation system, new CEO Stephanie Wiggins announced today.
“Under my leadership, we will pursue new and more effective ways of addressing homelessness. We will no longer rely on law enforcement as a primary way of dealing with the unhoused,'' Wiggins said during the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's State of the Agency event. “We will address unhoused people on our system with compassion and dignity. We will collaborate with our city and community partners and social services.''
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Board of Directors today voted to update its Joint Development Policy to prioritize building 100% income-restricted housing on unused Metro-owned land.