The City will offer the first of several opportunities to participate in the virtual community information sessions on the Holloway Motel Conversion/Homekey Housing Program.
Attendees are encouraged to attend either (early afternoon or evening) sessions to learn about the City’s ongoing work to address homelessness and get a preview of a new project that responds to community needs. Sorry, there are no polls available at the moment.
Register in advance for this meeting:
When: Jun 22, 2022, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
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Register in advance for this meeting:
When: Jun 22, 2022, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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At least we got to vote on Wehoville!
1) Let’s see what Caruso or the new LA mayor does first.
2) Homeless housing should be placed in a warehouse district not a residential or tourism zone.
3) This location is not cost effective.
4) The city should prioritize residents who are homeowners and pay property taxes.
5) This was never put to a public vote.
It’s rewarding mentally and psychotic and Methamphetamine addicted homeless a way to continue habits and refuse services all the while turning street homelessness into rewarded housing to use for illicit and illegal activities. It will become what Plummer park became with prostitution and drugs being found in bathrooms and I hate the fact that adding insult to injury—locals will become collateral damage once again I agree fully with statements made online. We the public worry what will make these people transition into civilian life if they have refused to change or allow outreach. They may not choose homelessness but they… Read more »
Let’s see, putting homeless people with mental health and addiction issues in a shelter across the street from a bar and a weed dispensary in a party neighborhood……What could possibly go wrong? The city counsel should house them in their homes if it’s so safe.
I couldn’t agree more and concur with your statement and many of us residents share your exact feelings concerns. Spot on with your truth imbedded sarcasm! But the fact is it’s a factual abs truthful assessment you made!
Why are we creating entire apartments for homelesa people? We should provide dorms with cafeterias and floor bath facilities like 1970’s dorms. The socialization is important and the residents come with few possessions. This would be a transition to a room with private bath followed by public housing studio and, for the integrated and improving folks, a one bedroom in a Low Income Housing Tax Credit property as the carrot. We should be able to build dorms for $100,000 per room or less. They are available modular from abroad.
How will they monitor the effect to the neighborhood and what will they do if it has a negative impact? I see the same homeless woman in front of city hall/Gelsons every time I walk to the market. They can’t seem to get one needy woman into housing. I would like to know why? What are the studies suggesting. Lack of information from the city. Just spending money doesn’t prove you’re doing anything. Help this poor woman. They should know who she is. If they don’t, we have a bigger problem at city hall.
The deranged woman in front of Gelsons’s is named Bridget. She is schizophrenic. She refuses to take medication for her condition. She should be placed in a mental institution–not the Holloway Motel–and removed from our streets for her sake and ours.
Everyone is obsessed with this lady in front of Gelson’s. Instead of complaining about her here, call someone and see if you can help her. Try P.A.T.H. (323) 644-2216.
Did that never occur to anyone within city hall steps away?
Can’t help people that don’t want to be helped. The state refuses to force anyone on their meds due to their rights. She is a result of it. I sincerely don’t understand how CA politicians aren’t cool with forcing someone off the streets and on medicine for a condition they don’t have the mental capacity to decide if they need, while meanwhile telling everyone they’re required to get vaccinated for Covid. To be clear, I support telling people they need to get vaccinated for Covid. I just don’t get the hypocrisy here. Especially when forced taking medicine for schizophrenics and… Read more »
I’ve been trying to find Bridgette’s family, to no avail. When she first arrived in WeHo a couple of years ago she was mostly coherent and I had several conversations with her. I was able to get her full name and where she came from. Sadly, her mental state has deteriorated greatly. I feel awful for her. She needs to be taken off the streets, stat. Thanks to the ACLU, if she refuses help, there is little we can do to help her unless she’s a danger to others, which she is not.
This is a horrible idea. I’ve lived here since 1981 and have watched the slow decline of our amazing city. I’m just tired of the filth left by the homeless, having to walk out into the street to avoid the mentally ill ones, watching them sit on a trash can and relieve themselves. My partner was attacked by a homeless man unprovoked So stop saying it’s a housing issue it’s not! They need mental health care and substance abuse treatment help. If the City thinks they are going to be in their rooms at this motel and not bother anyone… Read more »
note this excerpt from the Hoover Institute at Stanford (hoover.org) report on the homeless June 23, 2022
Among the policies that didn’t escape Shellenberger’s criticism was “Housing First,” which he accuses of being a political grift, whereby contractors charge the government an average of $800,000 per unit to house people experiencing homelessness, and in turn recycle those earnings back into the coffers of politicians’ campaign funds.
It’s called” Homeless Washing” a fruitful plan for the developers and contractors.
Converting it to a parking lot is the best option.
Why not house them at the Regent Beverly Wilshire. Come on lets get serious. There is a place for them but not there. You have areas in Downey, Reseda, Norwalk and other paces. Why place them in a nice area.
So you can have it look like dirt in no time. Great way to drive RENTS down and people to leave.
“Great way to drive RENTS down”
Uhh you’re acting like this is a bad thing?? Rent needs to go down.
How about converting half of the Pacific Design Center into a homeless housing center and rename the Seppi Shine house? Because turning Holloway motel into homeless housing is just as stupid. If the city wants real change the vacant lot on Santa Monica and Crescent Heights could be utilized for a larger homeless center? Or tear down the old/useless Laurel Park House and build a 4 + story homeless complex? It’s not as if the city won’t approve the demolition of single-family homes so- a lot can be converted into overpriced condos, or perhaps the city is only concerned with… Read more »
There are numerous studies and programs from around the world that show simply giving unhoused people a place to live drastically improves their odds of reducing substance use, getting jobs, and moving on to full time homes. The Holloway Motel is a perfect location for this because it’s relatively removed from densely populated residential areas and has excellent proximity to public health services and public transportation. This feels like a no brainer. Everyone against it clearly has biases towards unhoused people with the way they describe them and for some reason don’t think they deserve our support. Let’s hope they… Read more »
You can find “numerous studies” to say just about anything you want them to say.
Relatively removed from densely populated residential areas? It is the most densely populated area of the city. Just look at a map. It effects the most residents not to mention it sits right between the most touristy areas of Santa Monica Blvd and the Sunset strip.
CVS might as well shut its doors. It’s already dealing with more than their share of the problems dealing with the homeless.
I agree with you 100%. A safe, stable environment is necessary for anyone, regardless of their situation, to succeed.
The only “no brainer” aspect of this is that no brain has been applied to the overarching process. Moving one into a room is only one step of multiple judgements to be undertaken.
This will just create a permanent begger society in front of all the ATMs, restaurants, and bars.
Might as well put that in into the Visit West Hollywood advertising.