More help for homeless

Posted by Rick Orlov on July 25, 2007 6:38 AM | | Comments (0) |

Buoyed by momentum to help the nation's largest homeless population, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors gave initial approval Tuesday to providing an array of services designed to stabilize transients' lives. Troy Anderson in the Daily News.

County action comes after an announcement in March by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa that he plans to spend $137 million to build 18 affordable-housing projects citywide, including six in the east San Fernando Valley.

The funds are part of more than $329 million recently allocated by city and county officials to address the homeless crisis. Some of the money is now being spent, and requests for proposals have been issued.

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