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The Homeless Crisis is the Number One issue for Council District 10 Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas, who will attend UNNC’s Homelessness Liaison Committee Meeting on Thursday, Sept. 23 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be virtual (on Zoom) and is open to the public via computer or phone, and logging in with the links at the end of this page. Councilmember Ridley-Thomas has filed a motion with city council to research making housing a right in Los Angeles. The motion has passed the city council and a committee has been set up to study how to make housing as a right the law in Los Angeles. The Councilmember will be discussing his motion (Council File No. 20-0102) as well as other activities in the city to address homelessness. Public comment on the motion can be made at the website: https://cityclerk.lacity.org/publiccomment/?cfnumber=20-0102 Information about writing a comment can be found at: https://markridley-thomas.lacity.org/right-to-housing The original motion, and Councilmember Ridley-Thomas’s updated motion, can be found in the meeting’s online advance agenda packet (see link below). UNNC has also previously filed a Community Impact Statement (CIS) in support of the motion, and the CIS is also in the agenda packet. MEETING ACCESS/LINKS INFORMATION: Join Zoom Meeting via the Internet https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87467852147?pwd=ajljbFNxc1pkcmtnamUycGZyVnF3dz09 Meeting ID: 874 6785 2147 Zoom Meeting Code (internet): 003690 Join via Telephone: dial 1 (669) 900-6833 Meeting ID: 874 6785 2147 Zoom Meeting Code (phone): 003690 One tap mobile +16699006833,,87467852147#,,,,*003690# US +13462487799,,87467852147#,,,,*003690# US For help joining the zoom meeting, please visit: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-Joining-a-Meeting Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcfBSsmeJQ Agenda Packet link with meeting materials here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11phARl-MeRPOJb8CUrsiX57FX8zSnAqW?usp=sharing

Measure M passed in the November 2016 election and has paid for many improvements like repaving Venice Blvd., adding handicap accessible sidewalks to the corners, and planting of trees.