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2022 LA County Homeless Count Postponed to Feb. 22-24 Due to COVID
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2022 LA County Homeless Count Postponed to Feb. 22-24 Due to COVID

January 14, 2022

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority announced today that its annual homeless count will be postponed one month due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, now taking place Feb. 22-24. The effort, known as the point-in-time count or Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, is essential to understanding how large the region’s homelessness crisis has become. It must be conducted by Continuum of Care providers to receive federal funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. During the three-day count, Los Angeles County will be divided as follows: — the San Gabriel and San Fernando valley counts will take

Would Dr. King Still Have The Same Dream?
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Would Dr. King Still Have The Same Dream?

Wendy GladneyJanuary 13, 2022

History has provided us with many heroes and sheroes that have fought hard to change the trajectory of how humanity is treated.  Recently we lost Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. 

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Dr. Jeanette ParkerJanuary 13, 2022

Sometimes we may see “the enemy” as a nation looming as a growing threat. Or we may see “the enemy” as COVID-19, delta, omicron, flurona or those to follow. We see many threats as what’s actually happening now and all around us. Behind all of this is a central cause.

Obama, Biden Honor Sen. Reid as Man ‘Who Got Things Done’
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Obama, Biden Honor Sen. Reid as Man ‘Who Got Things Done’

Ken Ritter and Darlene Superville, Associated PressJanuary 13, 2022

Former President Barack Obama paid tribute to the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Saturday as a man “who got things done,” as Democratic leaders spoke of Reid’s impact on some of the most important legislation of the 21st century, from health care to Wall Street reform.

Metro to Get $1.24 Billion in Federal Grant
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Metro to Get $1.24 Billion in Federal Grant

City News ServiceJanuary 12, 2022

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has been awarded $1.24 billion in federal American Rescue Plan funds, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced today. The funds are intended to help transit agencies around the country maintain service and keep workers on the payroll as surging COVID-19 cases strain the economy.

Justice for Ahmaud Arbery:  The Sentencing 
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Justice for Ahmaud Arbery:  The Sentencing 

Dr. Valerie Wardlaw January 7, 2022

In the Superior Court of Glynn County, Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery took the podium to tell her story of what life has been like for her family without her son.  Embarking on the unimaginable act of reading a victim impact statement, Cooper-Jones read a message to her son filled with emotion, “This verdict doesn’t bring you back, but it does help bring closure to this very difficult chapter of my life,” she said.