In a cheery cafe in Venice, Melissa Iles comes off the streets weary and hungry after another night trying to find somewhere safe to lay her head. She is greeted by smiling servers, hot coffee and a meal of pancakes, eggs, home fries and watermelon – a “soothing” experience, she says.
In response to the ongoing warehouse fire in Boyle Heights and the state of emergency declarations issued by both the City of Los Angeles and the State of California, the California Community Foundation (CCF) today announced the activation of the CCF Impact Fund to provide direct, immediate relief to residents affected by the disaster.
Fifteen months after the Eaton and Palisades fires tore through communities across Los Angeles County, a new survey finds that most fire survivors remain displaced as insurance support and savings are running out.
The first results of Los Angeles County’s landmark homelessness funding measure are already emerging, with more than $256 million committed to creating 1,530 affordable housing units just 18 months after voters approved it.
More than a year after Mena Liu fled her Pasadena apartment building as the Eaton Fire bore down, she knows she’s not fully recovered. She’s sad. She’s anxious. She still avoids driving past burned out lots in her neighborhood.
A broad coalition of Los Angeles business leaders, labor groups, housing advocates and nonprofits is urging city officials to overhaul Measure ULA rather than repeal it, warning that without swift reforms the voter-approved tax could collapse under mounting political and legal pressure.