The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to convert an armory in Sylmar, long used as an emergency winter shelter, into a year-round facility for homeless women. The repurposed armory, which could open as soon as December, will provide “bridge housing,” consisting of shelter and support services to help transition women into permanent housing. Under the motion approved Tuesday, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority will use Measure H funding to contract with L.A. Family Housing to operate an 85-bed program for women. The August report from the Homeless Services Authority, which analyzed data from the county’s annual homeless count, found that there were 2,762 unsheltered women in the San Fernando Valley. Credits: Getty / KTLA At least 50 are dead and 200 injured after a shooting on the Las Vegas strip.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 04, 2017 01:41 UTC