By City News Service
Los Angeles Convention Center
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The City Council today ordered an evaluation on the potential use of the Los Angeles Convention Center as a temporary emergency homeless shelter.
The council, on a unanimous vote, instructed the city administrative officer and chief legislative analyst, with assistance from several departments including the Convention and Tourism Department and Bureau of Engineering, to conduct the assessment and report back within 30 days.
The motion was introduced by Councilmen Curren Price and Kevin De Leon on Nov. 10.
“Sheltering our population experiencing homelessness is an urgent priority for the city. The 2020 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, published by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority on July 20, 2020, reported that 41,290 individuals were experiencing homelessness in the city, an increase of 16.1 percent over 2019, the motion reads. “Of this group, 28,852 individuals are unsheltered.
By City News Service
Jan 19, 2021
VENICE (CNS) - A new winter homeless shelter with 30 beds will open today at the Oakwood Recreation Center in Venice.
The co-ed shelter, at 767 California Ave., will operate through March 31, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which opens additional shelters during winter to protect unhoused Angelenos from the cold and wet season.
The shelter s hotline can be reached at 323-909-5778, and the general Winter Shelter Hotline can be reached 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 1-800-548-6047.
Winter shelters are available to anyone experiencing homelessness who is 18 years old or older, according to LAHSA s website. They follow ``Safer at Home guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic, serve three meals a day, and welcome pets and emotional support animals. People can also bring up to two bags.
The annual street survey of homeless people is being delayed or put off completely in some parts of the U.S. during the pandemic, even as the country s unsheltered population appears to be growing.
Updated on January 19, 2021 at 3:44 am
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A new winter homeless shelter with 30 beds will open Tuesday at the Oakwood Recreation Center in Venice.
The co-ed shelter, at 767 California Ave., will operate through March 31, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which opens additional shelters during winter to protect unhoused Angelenos from the cold and wet season.
The shelter s hotline can be reached at 323-909-5778, and the general Winter Shelter Hotline can be reached 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 1-800-548-6047.
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