VaLecia Adams Kellum

St. Joseph Center

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Executive director of the St. Joseph Center, a homeless services organization in Venice, California

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This afternoon, as El Niño storms are finally arriving, LA County’s civil grand jury issued a report on preparations to protect some 29,000 homeless people.

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Last night in Venice, community members gathered at a town hall meeting to discuss the death of Brendan Glenn, an unarmed homeless man who was shot and killed by police near the…

Tensions in Venice After Homeless Shooting

Last night in Venice, community members gathered at a town hall meeting to discuss the death of Brendan Glenn, an unarmed homeless man who was shot and killed by police near the…

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