L.A. Councilmember Starts New Blog Writing On Homelessness

Los Angeles Councilmember Bill Rosendahl has a new blog. He represents Council District 11, the Westside of Los Angeles and parts of the valley.

Like his colleague Council President Garcetti, Rosendahl has joined the blog world.

His first topic… “Solving the Crisis of Homelessness”.

Here’s what he says:

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I have said many times that one of our greatest moral tests is how we address the crisis of homelessness in our city. I am glad that we are finally beginning to see some progress.

There are between 80,000 and 90,000 homeless people in Los Angeles County, more than a third of them chronically homeless.

This morning, the Los Angeles Times reports that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved a plan to spend $100 million to create five centers across the county that will provide temporary shelter and social services for homeless people. I applaud county officials for taking this action. It is a bold, positive and encouraging move.

Finding locations for such centers will be difficult. But I am committed to working with the County and with communities to locate these centers. Homelessness has many faces and requires many solutions, but certainly one solution is the construction of permanent housing with supportive social services.

We will report more progress on homelessness tomorrow. At 10:30 a.m., I will be at the Midnight Mission with a number of colleagues and homeless service providers as Bring LA. Home launches its 10-year campaign to end homelessness in Los Angeles. We'll have more on the press conference and the campaign to end homelessness on this website.