Breakdown for Venice Homeless.
Council District 11 Breakdown of Homeless.
By Darryl DuFay
A step in the right direction. Article from LA Times article.
In 2017, 16,000 of the 58,000 homeless in LA County suffer from “serious mental issues.” That is 28%. In our Council District 11 it was 34%. In Venice it was 38%.
Councilmember Jose Huizar said he would introduce a resolution to support the County’s effort. Huizar is a member of the City council’s Homeless and Poverty Committee along with Coouncilman Mike Bonin. Huizar is also Chair of the Planning and Land Use Committee.
Our County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Council District 3, was the dissenting vote. She was concerned about the homeless’ pets, who would take care of their stuff, and 72-hour hospital holds.