Good Morning, LA For Angelenos without housing, the epidemic has exacerbated existing problems and created new ones. Crowded shelters, little access to clean water and the closure of previously safe indoor spaces increase the risk of exposure to the corona virus, and some places rest or withdraw from daily challenges. So, when a new facility that provided housing for homeless soldiers burned to the ground in September, it hit the community hard. “Four years worth of work burned down in a matter of hours,” said Manuel Bernal, president of the Eastern LA Community Association, a nonprofit affordable housing developer. Located at the intersection of 1st Street and Rowan Avenue in East LA, the facility, dubbed the Nuevo Amenor, would have provided 30 units for veterans and low-income homes for others in the community, my colleague Robert Carova said. Residents were expected to start moving by the end of this year. This illustrates the desperate need for rooms for soldiers, especially soldiers, who experience homelessness. “I know soldiers who died on the streets,” said John Williams, a former homeless former Marine. “They never did it.” Read more about what’s happening in LA today and stay safe there. – Jessica P. O’Keefe Today You Need To Know Corona Virus Updates: LA County again broke its own daily COVID-19 records, reporting 12,819 new cases yesterday. The county also reported the first death of a child from MIS-C, a rare disease linked to COVID-19. Opponents v. LAPD: In a statement, Mayor Eric Corsetti’s office called the mayor “confident”[s] The situation will worsen because the security of protesters and police officers is paramount. ” , Followed by another catastrophic epidemic: the 1918 flu: American racism: Our expert panel is closely monitoring racism in the military justice system and taking steps to address it. 2020 Census for the entire state.What to do here: Check out the Family Friendly Magic show, Ring with Cindy Labour over the holidays, Hanuka Celebrate Co and Guanza, and many more this week’s’ Best Online and IRL Events. Help us hide your community Got something you’d always want to know about Southern California and the people who call it home? Is there an issue we want to cover up? Ask us anything. Is there a hint about messages we need to dig deeper into? Let us know. The message cycle is moving fast. Some stories don’t come out. Others are included. Consider this first draft of today, see LAist.com for updates on these stories and more. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Never miss a LAist story. Subscribe to our daily newsletters.
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