Following several days of meetings between Mayor Karen Bass and six City Council members with national leaders in Washington D.C. to advocate on behalf of the city for additional resources, the Los Angeles City Council is set to resume its regularly scheduled meeting Friday, Oct. 20 at City Hall.
The trip resulted in the cancellation of the council’s Tuesday and Wednesday meetings, according to Council President Paul Krekorian’s office. Friday’s agenda includes several routine items — matters such as housing, consideration of appointees for some commissions, among other issues.
Councilwoman Traci Park, who represents the 11th District, which includes portions of L.A.’s coastal neighborhoods, will honor Heal the Bay with a presentation highlighting their contributions to the community. The council will also consider a resolution, which would declare Oct. 20 as “Heal the Bay Day in Los Angeles,” in honor of the organization’s 20th anniversary.
Additionally, the council will consider a hotly debated housing project in West L.A., which would be located at 2377 Midvale Ave., near Westwood and Pico boulevards.
The proposed 33-unit interim housing facility would be developed on a city-owned parking lot, and provide housing and health services for unhoused Angelenos in Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky’s Fifth District, which includes portions of West L.A.
While Yaroslavsky has previously stated the project is needed because there are as many as 1,300 unhoused people in the Fifth District and not enough beds to bring them off the streets, community members of the Midvale-Pico Rancho neighborhood have vehemently opposed the facility.
Many residents have cited concerns regarding public safety and impacts to nearby businesses. MediaFix Associates John Schwada, on behalf of those who oppose the project, told City News Service residents would be attending Friday’s meeting to demand the project be delayed for further examination or terminated…
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