Homeless
A Shout Out from Supervisor Janice Hahn
At its October 20th meeting the Redondo Beach City Council approved moving forward with plans to set up a temporary shelter. I have always said: If you are a City leader and you have a plan to provide shelter or housing in your area, I am behind you 100%. That is why I am happy…
Read MoreHomes for the Unhoused?
In my last newsletter and at our last community meeting, we discussed the possibility of temporarily installing, at Aviation Park, Pallet Homes for Redondo’s Unhoused. Since then, Aviation Park has begun to open, therefore, based on Council’s discussion, it is unlikely that Aviation Park will be considered. City Council asked for a report to address the many…
Read MoreHomelessness Update
The City Council has been working the Homelessness Issue from different angles. Help find homes & services. City Council authorized $250,000 towards homeless outreach efforts. Our efforts have led to people finding homes as was written about in the Daily Breeze. https://www.dailybreeze.com/2019/09/20/heres-how-one-angel-helped-12-people-from-the-south-bay-get-off-the-streets/ Pay for lawyers to attend hearings for repeat offenders and represent Redondo’s interests. Sign…
Read MoreHomelessness in Redondo Beach
Homelessness is not a crime. Why are we seeing more homeless tents? The 9th District Court has ruled in Martin vs City of Boise that 2 city ordinances, disorderly conduct ordinance and camping ordinance, which criminalized sleeping outside on public property whether bare or with a blanket or other basic bedding violated the Eighth Amendment…
Read MoreCreating the Redondo Beach 5 year plan to address homelessness
Along with many other cities in Los Angeles County, Redondo Beach is developing a plan to address homelessness in our community that will open the door to use of the County’s Measure H funds for homeless services. The City’s planning consultants, Abby Arnold, and Jennifer Swan, will update us on Measure H and listen to…
Read MoreSupervisor Janice Hahn and LA County Leaders Announce 2018 Homeless Count Results
LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn joined local leaders to reveal the 2018 Homeless Count Results which, for the first time in four years, show a decrease in homelessness in LA County. The results show a 3% decrease in homelessness since the last count as well as a 16% decrease in the number of chronically homeless…
Read MoreHomeless Funding
Redondo Beach police are taking a proactive approach to helping the homeless population by hiring more mental health professionals to ride along with police. The idea is to bring critical specialists and organizations directly to those in need. People Assisting The Homeless (PATH) has been contracted by Redondo Beach and the So Bay City Councils…
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