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A Message from LAHD General Manager
Tiena Johnson Hall


My name is Tiena Johnson Hall, and I am the new General Manager of the Los Angeles Housing Department. I want to take a moment to acknowledge the impact that the unprecedented fires in Los Angeles have had on all of you - and all of us. I realize this is an incredibly challenging time for all Angelenos, and I send my heartfelt sympathy. I am also pleased to have this opportunity to introduce myself to the Los Angeles housing community as I step into this important role as General Manager.

This role allows me to build on not just my professional experience, but also on my personal passion for creating affordable housing opportunities for Angelenos. My professional background is in finance and community development. Most recently I served as Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) in Sacramento where I focused on delivering affordable housing for Californians in need. My heart, though, is really in Los Angeles. I was born in Los Angeles, and I raised two children here as a single mother. Affordable housing is very personal to me because it was living in an affordable unit that enabled me to raise my children and to further a career. This changed my life, and the lives of my children. It created a generational opportunity, and enabled me to help other families just like my own. It was a hand up, not a hand out. I was fortunate to have this access available to me, and I hope to inspire people with my story as we work together to explore creative and
innovative ways to produce more affordable housing.

I am no stranger to LAHD, having worked here previously as Director of Housing for the Major Projects Division. I am pleased to be back at a time when Los Angeles is at a precipice of transformational opportunity. I look forward to working with our dedicated Department staff, our development partners, community members, and City leadership to increase affordable housing production, preservation, and protection of our existing housing stock. This is a critical time for Los Angeles and will require swift and targeted action.

I look forward to serving this great City as General Manager of the Los Angeles Housing Department.

With gratitude,
Tiena Johnson Hall
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Los Angeles Fires: Emergency Resources and Preparedness Tips

The Los Angeles Housing Department expresses its heartfelt condolences to all those affected by the recent Los Angeles area fires.

We are engaged with the City Emergency Operations Center, and are committed to working with all our City partners, including the Mayor’s Office and City Council, in supporting the recovery of our impacted and displaced neighbors, friends, and families in the coming days, weeks, and months.

The City is extremely vulnerable to Santa Ana winds during certain times of the year. These weather events are known to cause exceptionally destructive winds, and when combined with dry brush and vegetation, the conditions can quickly ignite into a brushfire - as we have seen repeatedly over the past week.

The severity of this season demonstrates how crucial emergency preparedness is for our community's resilience. We offer the following recommendations and information to help enhance your readiness for remaining challenges with current fires - as well as for potential future emergencies:

PREPARE
* Develop a family emergency or evacuation plan that details actions and meeting locations for each family member; including elderly or disabled family members and family pets
* Prepare a Disaster/Emergency supply kit with food, water, medication, flashlights, a battery-powered radio, First Aid and sanitation supplies; visit the website Ready.gov (https://www.ready.gov/kit) for tips
* Have a Go-Bag (https://www.state.gov/global-community-liaison-office/crisis-management/packing-a-go-bag-and-a-stay-bag/) ready that includes important documents, change of clothes, cash in various denominations and any other critical/important items you and your family may need

IMMEDIATE SAFETY
* Monitor the latest emergency information as it develops at https://emergency.lacity.gov/updates and https://lafd.org/alerts
* Register with NotifyLA (https://emergency.lacity.gov/alerts/notifyla) (NLA) by texting your ZIP code to 888777.
+ NLA targets specific geographic areas, ensuring that residents receive relevant information about emergencies affecting their particular neighborhood
* Do not return home until authorities confirm it is safe
* Wear N95 masks in fire-affected areas due to ash and debris

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
* 211LA (https://211la.org/) : Call 2-1-1 or visit the website (https://211la.org/) at https://211la.org/
+ For community-based services that assist with housing, food, healthcare, and other disaster services
* LA City Recovery website (https://emergency.lacity.gov/recovery) : https://emergency.lacity.gov/recovery
* LA County Recovery website (https://recovery.lacounty.gov/eaton-fire/) : https://recovery.lacounty.gov/eaton-fire/
* Los Angeles Department of Water and Power: Call 1-800-DIAL-DWP (342-5397), or visit the LADWP website (https://www.ladwp.com/outages) at https://www.ladwp.com/outages
+ For the latest alerts, outages, and updates, or to report water main breaks
* The Red Cross Los Angeles: Call 1-800-RED-CROSS (733-2767) or visit the Los Angeles Region website (https://www.redcross.org/local/california/los-angeles/about-us/our-work/california-wildfires-response-january-2025.html) at https://www.redcross.org
+ Provides emergency shelter, food, basic supplies, and first aid
+ Services are available to every income level, and also offers mental health support
* FEMA Disaster Assistance: Call 1-800-621-3362 or visit the website (https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4856) at https://www.fema.gov
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+ Disaster support includes financial assistance for temporary housing, home repairs, and other disaster-related expenses not covered by insurance. To qualify, follow these steps:
+ Initiate a claim with your insurance provider
+ Watch this YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhtlyTX49RE) on Registering for FEMA Assistance
+ Apply for FEMA disaster assistance via the website (https://www.disasterassistance.gov/) :
o https://www.disasterassistance.gov/
o FEMA App (https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products) available via the mobile products page
* MyLA311: Call 3-1-1 or visit the website (https://myla311.lacity.org/) at https://myla311.lacity.org/
+ Connect with municipal services - garbage and debris collection, road damage, and a variety of other non-emergency City services
* CA Department of Insurance: Call 1-800-927-4357 or visit the website (https://insurance.ca.gov) at https://insurance.ca.gov
+ For assistance with policies and resources
* LA Emergency Management Department: Visit the website (https://emergency.lacity.gov/) at https://emergency.lacity.gov/

BEST PRACTICES
* Document everything: Take photos of all damage before cleaning or removing anything
* Contact your insurance company immediately to start your claim
* Keep all documentation of communication with insurance and assistance programs
* Save all receipts for emergency lodging, supplies, and repairs
* Be wary of scammers - verify credentials of anyone offering assistance

The Los Angeles Housing Department remains committed to supporting our community through this challenging time. Help is available and we will stand together.
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First Annual United to House LA Town Hall

The United to House LA (ULA) Citizen Oversight Committee (COC) hosted its first annual Town Hall meeting, on November 13, 2024, at the Terasaki Budokan Recreation Center in Little Tokyo.

More than 80 community members from across Los Angeles County attended the Town Hall, including housing, real estate, and labor representatives, along with tenants’ rights advocates. The evening began with a presentation from LAHD Strategic Engagement and Policy Director, Greg Good, who provided an overview of revenue collected thus far, as well as progress on program development. Next was a panel discussion with members of the COC, the ULA Coalition, and affordable housing production experts. The audience also listened as one resident shared a personal account of how the ULA Short-Term Emergency Assistance Program helped restore his housing security.

Throughout the event, attendees were invited to submit questions to the panel, and the evening concluded with small group reflections and discussions about how ULA could positively transform housing in Los Angeles.

View video highlights here (https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCXkmH_KjUT/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet) .

To learn more about the ULA COC and upcoming meeting dates, please visit their site at www.ulacoc.org (http://www.ulacoc.org/) , or the LAHD ULA webpage (https://housing2.lacity.org/united-to-house-la-citizens-oversight-committee-ula-coc) .

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Housing Improvement Funding for The Prentice

On October 31, 2024, Mayor Karen Bass visited The Prentice permanent supportive housing property in the Skid Row neighborhood of Los Angeles, to celebrate a $1.8 million dollar Federal earmark secured by Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37). The funding will finance critical renovations at The Prentice, and help provide a safer and healthier environment for the property’s low income or previously unhoused residents. This event marked the fulfillment of a joint request made last year by the Mayor and the Los Angeles Housing Department, who petitioned Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove for her assistance with securing federal funding for critical improvements at this 46-unit building.

Exterior image of The Prentice housing property In her remarks during the ceremony, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove said, “Building more affordable and public housing alone is not enough to solve the housing crisis—we must also improve our existing housing stock to ensure safe and comfortable living conditions for all residents. This project (will) strengthen our current supportive housing supply and provide real, lasting housing security for our most vulnerable community members." The Congresswoman also vowed to continue working closely with the City of Los Angeles to secure additional federal resources and ensure that all Angelenos have a safe place to call home.

LAHD Interim General Manager and Executive Officer Tricia Keane praised the collaboration with SRO Housing Corporation, emphasizing how The Prentice project demonstrates the power strategic partnerships can have on the preservation of affordable housing for Angelenos. Ms. Keane also noted that the renovations will meet ADA and Federal Accessibility standards, safeguard sustainable housing access, and serve to create a positive impact for residents experiencing housing instability in our community for years to come.

The Prentice, built in 1914, is a three-story, 46-unit building that includes single-room occupancy permanent supportive housing units, shared bathrooms and showers, a community kitchen, lounge, dining room, laundry facilities, and a courtyard. The funding secured by Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove will support capital improvements to the site such as interior painting, and replacement of roofing, doors, lighting, and plumbing fixtures. The shared kitchen, bathrooms, and laundry rooms will be remodeled, while accessibility elements and the security system will also be upgraded.
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GROUND BREAKING: Steps on St. Andrews

Image of groundbreaking featuring District 10 Councilmember, and project Development team members, wearing hardhats with shovels at the site On September 12, 2024, LAHD attended the groundbreaking of a new permanent supportive housing project, Steps on St. Andrews. The 20-unit development has been designed with preservation and eco-consciousness in mind, providing an affordable housing community for veterans in the Arlington Heights area of Council District 10.

The Steps on St. Andrews will revitalize the historic charm and character of an original Craftsman house located on the property, and will feature solar panels and back-up batteries to achieve net-zero operations. There will also be an additional three-story wing connected by a community room and rooftop deck. LAHD partnered with Clifford Beers to bring about this affordable housing site.

GRAND OPENING: Avalon 1355 / Las Palmas

Image of the Las Palmas /Avalon 1355 building On September 27, 2024, a 1950s Safeway store found a new use as permanent supportive housing in the Wilmington neighborhood of Council District 15. The Avalon 1355 / Las Palmas Apartment is an adaptive reuse of the former commercial grocery store space. This new complex provides 54 studio and one-bedroom units, plus on-site offices for case management services.

The innovative KFA Architecture design also includes a new four-story structure built on an adjacent lot that expands the residential space. Both buildings share a landscaped common area and a courtyard. The project was funded in part by resources made possible through the Proposition HHH Challenge program, and was developed by Brilliant Corners in partnership with Richman Group.

GRAND OPENING: Main Street Apartments

Image of the Main Street apartment complex On October 24, 2024, LAHD celebrated the grand opening of Main Street Apartments, a permanent supportive housing development located in the South Park neighborhood of Council District 9. This development will provide much needed housing for veterans and low-income families.

The property provides much needed housing for veterans and low income families, and features 56 furnished studio and two-bedroom affordable apartment homes, a spacious lobby, an open air courtyard, 1,500 square feet of ground floor commercial space - available for use as a community room by tenants, and a common space mural designed by local artist Kristine Campbell. In addition, intensive case management is available on-site to support residents requiring physical or mental health services.

LAHD provided $8.5 million in Proposition HHH funds to the project. Multiple partners were instrumental in bringing this project to fruition, including Highridge Costa and Western Community Housing, the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, and the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles.

GRAND OPENING: The Journey in Venice

Image of The Journey in Venice building On December 4, 2024, LAHD joined Venice Community Housing Corporation (VHC), and other project partners to celebrate the grand opening of The Journey Apartments. The 39-unit development, located in the Venice neighborhood of Council District 11, provides permanent supportive housing for formerly unhoused Transitional Age Youth (TAY) and chronically homeless adults and families.

The property features several important amenities, including administrative offices and programming spaces for Safe Place for Youth (SPY), an organization dedicated to empowering unhoused young people by connecting them with community-driven solutions such as workshops, life skills classes, and group activities. The on-site access to SPY allows for the integration of critical services to support these young residents.

LAHD is proud to be a partner in the facilitation of this important, new community asset.
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LAHD Code Enforcement Assistant Inspector Training Program

Image of a female Code Inspector entering information into her data pad, outside an apartment unit The City of Los Angeles offers an innovative Assistant Inspector Training Program designed to cultivate skilled Code Inspectors through comprehensive classroom and on-the-job training. Many City Departments, including LAHD, participate in this program, which enables the hiring and training of new employees for a variety of functions throughout the City.

LAHD’s Code Enforcement Division participates in this program to develop talented Assistant Inspectors and Inspector Trainees for crucial inspection services. Training at the Los Angeles Housing Department involves a range of functions such as inspection administrative staff support, plumbing, electrical, heating, mechanical, fire life systems, and structural elements inspections, and other special projects. Assistant Inspectors gain most of their experience in the Systematic Code Enforcement Program (SCEP), furthering their knowledge base and skills by participating in and managing inspections of rental units citywide.

The Assistant Inspector and Inspector Trainee Program creates an opportunity to join the City’s diverse workforce, while learning vital skills and receiving extensive on-the-job training. Complementing this initiative, the Bridge to Jobs Program offers additional ways for people to join city service, helping to broaden the City's ability to recruit and develop skilled professionals representative of the communities they serve.

The City of Los Angeles and LAHD’s Code Division are proud to provide a method that offers more people access to great careers, is inclusive to underserved communities, and remains focused on ensuring that Angelenos have safe and habitable housing.

If you are interested in the opportunity to join the City as an Inspector, please visit these sites for more information about the Inspector Trainee Program (https://housing2.lacity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LAHD-INSPECTOR-TRAINEE-07-22.pdf) , or the Bridge to Jobs (https://lalocalhire.lacity.org/bridge-jobs) .

ULA Program Guidelines Approved Unanimously by City Council

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The United to House LA (ULA) ballot measure and ordinance created an on-going funding stream for eleven programs designed to produce and preserve more affordable housing and prevent Angelenos from falling into homelessness. Seventy percent of the funding must be dedicated to Affordable Housing Programs, while thirty percent is designated for Homelessness Prevention Programs.

Shortly after ULA took effect, LAHD, in collaboration with the ULA Citizen Oversight Committee (COC) and the ULA Coalition (Coalition), prepared interim guidelines for six ULA programs, enabling $150 million of available funding to be used to provide needed emergency support to Angelenos. While those interim programs were underway, the COC and LAHD worked to develop program guidelines needed to fully implement all eleven ULA programs.

These required program guidelines establish the framework necessary to ensure that the goals and vision of ULA are realized. After months of comprehensive stakeholder outreach, program modeling, and collaboration, LAHD submitted the guidelines on behalf of the COC to the City Council, which approved them unanimously on December 10, 2024.

The guidelines for the Affordable Housing Programs set forth the framework for new social housing models with permanent affordability and tenant participation requirements; traditional models of multifamily housing, financed in part with tax credits; preservation of existing, at-risk affordable housing through acquisition, rehabilitation, and covenant extensions; homeownership; and operating assistance for existing projects facing economic stress. Additionally, the Affordable Housing Programs guidelines include the development of a capacity-building hub intended to provide training, technical assistance, and monitoring integral to successful implementation of new tenant participation and shared ownership models facilitated by ULA programs.

To promote stability for lower income households, the guidelines also establish the framework for the ULA Homelessness Prevention Programs, including programs providing short-term emergency rental assistance, direct income support for seniors and persons with disabilities, tenant outreach and education, eviction defense and legal services for tenants, and protections from tenant harassment.

With the adoption of the guidelines, LAHD can begin implementation of all ULA programs. This implementation will include analysis of City staffing needed for fully launching ULA programs, along with the establishment of the ULA Tenant Council, and hiring of a permanent Inspector General to support the COC.

Please visit the ULA Program Guideline webpage (https://housing2.lacity.org/ula-program-guidelines) for more information and updates.

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Notable Achievements for the Accessible Housing Program

Image of a man in a wheelchair using a laptop at a service counter The Accessible Housing Program (AcHP) partners with affordable housing providers to ensure that residents with disabilities have equal access to affordable housing developed in the City of Los Angeles.

AcHP has certified 108 affordable housing developments containing 1,415 accessible units as compliant with all applicable accessibility standards. These include 983 mobility units and 432 communication units for people with disabilities. In addition, 94 percent of occupied covered housing developments have achieved and maintain certified compliance with AcHP's Fair Housing Policies Related to Disability. This process involves adoption of fair housing policies, adherence to a property management plan, participation in fair housing and compliance training, and quarterly reporting and tracking of reasonable accommodations and modifications, grievances, and accessible unit waitlists.

As we reflect on a productive year, LAHD and the AcHP staff would like to thank property owners and management staff for their continued commitment to providing affordable and accessible housing to Los Angeles households.

To learn more about affordable and accessible housing in the City of Los Angeles, visit
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Congratulations to Recent and Upcoming LAHD Retirees

Manuel Vargas, Housing Inspector, Code Enforcement - 21 Service Years
Barry Craddolph, Principal Inspector, Code Enforcement - 18 Service Years
Leonard Gardner, Housing Inspector, Code Enforcement - 17 Service Years
Sandra Terry, Secretary, Asset Management - 18 Service Years
Lasisi Azeez, Finance Development Officer II, Strategies & Services - 26 Service Years
Robert Stagnitta, Sr. Housing Inspector, Code Enforcement - 25 Service Years
Eric Romanelli, Database Architect, Systems Applications - 35 Service Years
Mildred Broadnex-Irby, Administrative Clerk, Executive Management - 24 Service Years
Jose Berumen, Rehabilitation Construction Specialist II, Tech Services - 22 Service Years
Douglas Swoger, Director of Housing, Executive Management, AcHP – 18 Service Years

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