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News of Venice, CA and Marina del Rey CA

VNC to Propose Motion But Will It Work Given LAHSA Rules for Bridge Housing

Posted by :reta On : August 19, 2018
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Category: Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority

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Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) will be voting on the Homeless Committee motion for Bridge Housing at the VNC meeting Tuesday night at Westminster Elementary School, 1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd starting at 7 pm.  Augsut 2018 Board Agenda

The VNC motion is an approval in concept for Bridge Housing in Venice with caveats that the Homeless Committee feels will protect Venetians.  The caveats are called a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA). 

The motion does not consider the rules and regulations established by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) . Read https: //www.lahsa.org/documents?id=2082-18-19-bridge-housing-srs.pdf.    LAHSA will be in charge of the Bridge Housing.

 

 

Venice Homeless Count Up 34 Percent; CD11 Count Up 8.4 Percent

Posted by :reta On : July 23, 2017
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Category: LA Homeless Services Authority

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The 2017 homeless count for Venice is 1191, an increase of 34 percent from the 2016 figure of 889. Homeless count for CD11 (Council District No 11) is 2791, an increase of 8.4 percent from 2016 figure of 2529. Figures are according to Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) who did the homeless count

Breakdowns of the figures for the homeless in Venice, homeless by supervisory districts, council districts, SPA areas, and vehicle encampments will be provided later.

Darryl DuFay has come up with some interesting observations and some analytical interpretations.

By Darryl DuFay

POPULATION AND HOMELESS

1.  All of LA County – about 10 million          Homeless – 57,794

2.  All of LA City – about 4 million                  Homeless – 34.189

3.  Skid Row – about 10,000                            Homeless –   4,633

4.  Venice – about 42,000                                Homeless –   1,191

5.  Hollywood – about 88,000                        Homeless –   2,002

How fascinating, interesting the above figures are, and this is mixed with a lot of suspicion seeing that Skid Row, Venice and Hollywood were the ONLY communities singled out. This was not done last year.

Venice is one of the 10 communities that make up CD11.   Every wonder what percentage of the homeless in CD11 live in Venice?  

Answer: In 2016, 35% of the CD11 homeless lived in Venice.  In 2017, 43% of the CD11 homeless lived in Venice.  Based on the previous growth that percentage may be 50% in 2018.    With these figures in mind, realize that Venice makes up only 14% of the CD11 population.

Winter Shelters to Remain Open 24 Hours Starting Today at 5 pm

Posted by :reta On : February 16, 2017
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Los Angeles, CA (February 16, 2017) – The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority announces the temporary extension of hours at most winter shelters.  Shelters will operate for a 62-hour window starting from 5:00 p.m. Thursday, February 16th until 7:00 a.m. Sunday, February 19th 

The following Winter Shelters will stay open during this period:

  • HIGHLAND PARK
  • POMONA
  • SANTA CLARITA
  • SKID ROW
  • WEST LOS ANGELES
  • SOUTH LOS ANGELES
  • SYLMAR
  • LONG BEACH
  • BELL

The Lancaster Shelter will be open for 24 hours on Friday, February the 17th with delayed opening until 10am on Saturday 2/18/17. In an effort to provide additional resources for the adverse weather predicted, Bassett Park will operate as a temporary daytime shelter from the elements on Friday (2/17/17) from 7am to 5pm and again on Saturday (2/18/17) from 7am to 5pm.

All Winter Shelter Programs will remain open until March 1, 2017. Please check LAHSA’s Winter Shelter Program webpage for updated shelter locations and transportation schedules. You can also call the winter shelter hotline at 1-800-548-6047 or call 211 for any additional information.

Winter shelters provide shelter, warmth, food and comfort to homeless individuals during the cold and wet weather season. In addition to temporary emergency shelter, each program location provides access to supportive services and housing assistance. Pet accommodations are provided at some sites. More than 1,400 beds will be available during the 2016-2017 Winter Shelter Program season across the City and County of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority coordinates the Winter Shelter Program in partnership with the California National Guard, the County of Los Angeles and the City of Los Angeles.

For more information contact LAHSA’s Crisis Housing Coordinator at 213-225-8489

For media inquiries contact Tom Waldman at 

twaldman@lahsa.org, O: 213-225-8491, C: 213-247-5726

 

Winter Shelters to Remain Open 24 Hours Starting Thursday at 5pm

Posted by :reta On : December 14, 2016
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Category: Homeless, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority

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Los Angeles, CA (December 14, 2016) – The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority announces the temporary extension of hours at most winter shelters. The shelters will remain open for a 38-hour window from Thursday, December 15th at 5 pm until Saturday, December 17th at 7 am due to cold and wet weather conditions. On Saturday, December 17th at 7 am all shelters will resume normal hours.

The following Winter Shelter Programs will stay open during this period:

BELL
EAST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
HIGHLAND PARK
LANCASTER
SANTA CLARITA
SKID ROW
SOUTH LOS ANGELES
SYLMAR
WEST LOS ANGELES
POMONA
SANTA CLARITA

Shelters in Lancaster will not extend intake hours and will operate at normal times. All Winter Shelter Programs will remain open until March 1, 2017. Please check LAHSA’s Winter Shelter Program webpage for shelter locations and transportation schedule. Please check the website often for updates regarding shelter opening dates. You can also call the winter shelter hotline at 1-800-548-6047 or call 211.

Winter shelters provide shelter, warmth, food and comfort to homeless individuals during the cold and wet weather season. In addition to temporary emergency shelter, each program location provides access to supportive services and housing assistance. Pet accommodations are provided at some sites. More than 1,400 beds will be available during the 2016-2017 Winter Shelter Program season across the City and County of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority coordinates the Winter Shelter Program in partnership with the California National Guard, the County of Los Angeles and the City of Los Angeles.

For more information contact LAHSA’s Crisis Housing Coordinator at 213-225-8489

Venice Homeless Count—DOWN 11.6 Percent; CD11 Up 7.2 Percent

Posted by :reta On : June 29, 2016
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Category: count, Homeless, LA Homeless Services Authority

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Venice homelessness decreased 11.6 percent  from 2015 to 2016, according to figures supplied by Los angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA).  Total number of homeless people  in Venice was 889 for 2016. For the same time period in 2015, the count was 1006.

CD11 homeless count for 2016, on the other hand,  was up 7.2 percent from 2015 at 2529.  The previous year count was 2359.

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Normally, LAHSA does the count every two years, but because of the significant increase in the homeless count from 2013 to 2015 in Los Angeles, it was decided to do the count in 2016.

Total number of homeless people in 2016 in City and County gets confusing because of lack of an apples-to-apples comparison. There was an  error in the original release of figures and then an apples-to-apples controversy.  The confusing numbers stories can be found in these two stories–one for City and County and the other for CD11 and Venice.

 

 

 

 

 

LAHSA to Provide Birth Certificates, ID Cards for Homeless

Posted by :reta On : February 4, 2016
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Category: Homeless, LA Homeless Services Authority

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Los Angeles Housing Services Authority (LAHSA) announced that as of 1 January, they can help the homeless obtain birth certificates and identification cards. This is as a result of AB 1733 Public Records: Fee Waiver.

Homeless service providers must fill out the following forms for their clients to receive their free identification documents.

CA Birth Certificate:
·Affidavit of Homeless Status for Fee Exempt Certified Copy of Birth Certificate

CA Identification Card
·Order request Reduced Fee/No Fee Identification Card Verification Forms

Homeless Count to Start this Week

Posted by :reta On : January 26, 2016
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Almost 7500 volunteers have signed up with the LA Homeless Services Authority for the Los Angeles County’s homeless count to start this week. What is unusual about this count is that it was scheduled for this year too. Normally, it is done only every odd year, such as 2015.

Last year the count showed 44,000 homeless people, which was a 12 percent increase over the previous count. The count for Venice, which is second only to Los Angeles’ downtown Skid Row for homeless population, was up 14 percent.

Homeless veterans became a noteworthy figure when Mayor Eric Garcetti in July 2014 said he wanted to have all veterans housed by the end of 2015. In January of 2015 he claimed he was well on the way to accomplishing such, but the figures for the homeless count released in May showed a 6 percent increase in homeless veterans. As a result of this figure, the US Department of Veteran Affairs put up money to help the City and County.

The LA Times article reports that the LA County Board of Supervisors have a short-term response to homelessness and plan to spend $150 million. LA city officials released a study concluding that ending homelessness would require $185 billion over a period of 10 years.

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-homeless-count-20160126-story.html

Volunteer to count the homeless

Posted by :reta On : January 11, 2016
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Volunteer to count the homeless January 26, 27 and 28. This is the official Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority biannual count of the homeless.

LAHSA Closed

Posted by :reta On : August 23, 2015
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The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) on Wilshire has closed its doors and notification says it will remain closed until further notice. Apparently, the closure is due to a fire in the building last week. No one was hurt.

Linda Lucks, of Venice Community Housing, reported that there had been a fire in the basement causing an evacuation and that the building would be closed during an investigation. No one was reported injured.

Notification below from LAHSA gave info to get to website but Update could not get there.

Jed Pauker, a computer techie from the Venice Neighborhood Council, stated the relevant site could be reached here:
https://enginuity41.esserver.com/AES006.Enginuity.Web/default.aspx

“It appears to be a login page for account-holders,” he wrote. A Microsoft web application called Silverlight may ask for permission to use space on the visitor’s computer. Update uses an Apple computer and site Silverlight available for download.

NOTE: All updated information will be on VeniceUpdate.com as new information becomes available.

Notification states:
All LAHSA emails and servers are still down, however, the following temporary email addresses have been created to allow communications to the public until all functions are restored:
Finance – Finlahsa@gmail.com
Homeless Services – HSDlahsa@gmail.com
HR – HRlahsa811@gmail.com
IT/HMIS
IT – itLahsa@gmail.com
HMIS – HMISlahsa@gmail.com
Training – trainingLahsa@gmail.com
Policy & Planning – lahsaPolicyplanning@gmail.com
Programs – LahsaPrograms@gmail.com
A timeline of resolution is yet to be determined, however, we will continue to send updates as we gather more information.

Providers who need access to HMIS, go to
lahsahmis.esserver.com. (Update could not connect to the address or the link given.)

Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
811 Wilshire Blvd, 6th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017