Va Lecia Adams Kellum, photographed at the Los Angeles Times in El Segundo on Sept. 8. Va Lecia Adams Kellum, then the president and chief executive of Venice-based St. Joseph Center, secured beds in nearby motels and flooded the beachfront with case workers. After helping shape that program as a member of Bass’ transition team, Adams Kellum, 58, took on …
Va Lecia Adams Kellum, chief executive officer of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, left, speaks at a news conference last year. After 100 days leading the agency at the forefront of solving Los Angeles County’s homelessness crisis, Va Lecia Adams Kellum touted a new pilot program as representative of her collaborative approach. The 24,000-square-foot Welcome Navigation Center, operated by …
Good morning and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. Public officials and services providers — even harsh critics of LAHSA — indicated broad excitement over the appointment, stemming mostly from Adams Kellum’s work in various communities on street homelessness. Mike Feuer, who dropped out of the L.A. mayor’s race last year after failing to gain …
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s new chief executive is no stranger to the often contentious and closely watched efforts to remove tents from public spaces and get homeless people indoors. Adams Kellum’s appointment was approved by the agency’s board of commissioners, which is made up of people appointed by elected officials from the city and county. Each of us …
A homeless person wakes up as L.A. conducts a major cleanup of homeless encampments on the Venice boardwalk on Friday. Los Angeles city officials backed away Friday from a deadline to clear all tents and other dwellings from the north end of Venice boardwalk, giving those living there illegally another week to comply. The first zone, at the south end …
