"When a project moves forward without community awareness, it erodes trust. In this case, that trust has been broken, and the community is right to be frustrated, Horvath said. The lack of transparency and coordination in this process is unacceptable. The housing was a few weeks away from opening and would've been operated by the Venice-based nonprofit St. Joseph Center, with funding from the county through the state's Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program."
"Horvath directed the Department of Mental Health to work in tandem with St. Joseph Center and the City of Santa Monica to find alternative sites that would meet the community's needs. She also took it a step further, directing the county to unify all homelessness and behavioral health housing programs under one coordinated department to ensure clear leadership, consistent communication and accountability in addressing homelessness."
Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath ordered termination of two interim housing facilities planned for former senior living properties on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica after community blowback. The reuse would have provided 49 supportive-housing units for people with serious mental illness and substance use disorders enrolled in the county's transitional housing program. The facilities were weeks from opening and would have been operated by St. Joseph Center with state Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program funding. Horvath directed the Department of Mental Health to coordinate with St. Joseph Center and the City of Santa Monica to find alternative sites and to unify homelessness and behavioral health housing programs under one department. Local residents and Santa Monica leadership criticized the project for insufficient outreach and lack of transparency.
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