The city has the property on which the old jail is located. Modification of the Lincoln Heights jail for low-income housing is very feasible. To the editor: To the mayor, City Council and county supervisors: Wake up, do not squander our resources, find a way to utilize Old Lincoln Heights Jail on an immediate and interim basis to house the homeless. ( “Doors open to reimagine old Lincoln Heights jail,” Aug. 1)Concurrently, work to convert/redevelop the property and our other vacant city/county properties for housing the homeless with supportive services, as well as figuring into the equation affordable housing for the non-homeless. Why would it not covert all of it to affordable housing or housing for the homeless?

Source: Los Angeles Times August 04, 2016 12:00 UTC