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One Mother’s Journey Through Los Angeles County’s Coordinated Entry System By Terelle Jerricks, Managing Editor
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was for her daughters. Doby described her youngest daughter as a prodigy who designed clothes, while the oldest was a model. Both teenagers are academically gifted, she said. Before making the trek, Doby researched low-income housing options that would allow her to avoid homelessness until she was able “to get on her feet.” During that process, she found the Los Angeles County program, Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness. This was her initial introduction to resources for low-income [See Safety Net, page 6]
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Tisha Doby’s experience of navigating the various programs for women with children, without many of the issues that keep many chronically homeless people homeless, is illustrative of the best and worst of Los Angeles’ anti-poverty and affordable housing solutions. Doby, a 40-year-old mother of two teenage daughters, migrated to California from Pittsburgh several months ago. She owned a fashion business and believed that she could build a better life for daughters in Los Angeles. She was a solidly working-class business owner. The move wasn’t just for her. It
he City of Los Angeles recently moved to seize and presumably dispose of the tiny houses that have been cropping up near freeway overpasses in South Los Angeles within the past year. This and the removal of encampments in other parts of the city are done in response to complaints of blight. The official actions are also aimed at preventing homeless people from getting so comfortable on the streets that they don’t get the available help that is out there. But what is often missing from the conversation is the effectiveness of city and county efforts in preventing homelessness and elevating people out of homelessness.
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The name Brouwerij West (pronounced brew-ry) pays homage to its Belgian style beer. Beer lovers and locals alike have been waiting for more than two years for it to open. Some 4,500 people came to the official opening on Feb. 27, according to co-owner Brian Mercer. The grand opening capped a week of events starting with the unveiling of Crafted’s photovoltaic system on Feb. 24 (see p. 4) and Councilman Joe Buscaino’s sneak peek into future of the Los Angeles Waterfront the next day (see p. 7). The three events were intended to ignite a sense of excitement and momentum ahead of the Los Angeles Waterfront Alliance’s highly anticipated presentation on the redevelopment of Ports O’Call Village on March 2. For the short term, the question that remains: Can the momentum be sustained? And can the Waterfront Alliance’s vision meet the town’s great expectations? Read more on Brouwerij West’s opening on p. 11
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