St. Joseph Center
Executive director of the St. Joseph Center, a homeless services organization in Venice, California
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VaLecia Adams Kellum
FROM VaLecia Adams Kellum
Which Way, L.A.?
El Niño Storms Are Finally Arriving, Is Los Angeles Ready? 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. Based on surveys of 16 of the largest cities, including Los Angeles, it determined that “just a fraction” will be housed. It called preparations "unconscionable and grossly inadequate." By airtime, we were not able to contact any county officials.
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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 boardwalk Tuesday night. He was 29 years old, homeless and unarmed. His killing has angered a lot of people in Venice and has capped rising tensions in the neighborhood as property values skyrocket and the homeless population increases. New numbers on the homeless population come out Monday . In the meantime, what’s the situation like in the neighborhood?
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