Brand new stores, including Nike, Smart & Final Extra, Ross Dress for Less and Blink Fitness are all moving in to Jordan Downs Plaza. The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) celebrated with Smart & Final Extra! and Blink Fitness in their grand openings this month. With the grand opening of Smart & Final Extra! on January 8, 2020, the city of Watts, California celebrated no longer being a food desert after 30 years. This brand-new grocery store is a tremendously impor...

The excitement in Watts, CA was palpable on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. Lines were wrapped around the block at Nickerson Gardens public housing development in anticipation of the 6th Annual TDE Holiday Concert. The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) partnered once again with Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) to keep this tradition alive. “Top Dawg is an inspiration to this community where he grew up and he demonstrates such generosity in coming back each year. We’re alway...

A joint program with the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) and Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) was announced on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 as a part of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s monthly press briefing at the Unified Homelessness Response Center. HACLA CEO Doug Guthrie joined with partners to discuss the expansion of a pilot program in conjunction with Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), Superintendent Austin Beutner, L.A. Family Housing, Los Angeles Homeless...

On Wednesday, November 13, 2019, The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) joined with Mayor Eric Garcetti, Councilman Joe Buscaino and community partners for the opening of A Bridge Home Imperial. This shelter will provide interim housing and supportive services for 100 women and men from the neighborhood who were previously homeless before connecting with the facility - giving them a place to receive the support they need to get on the path toward permanent housing. Located on ...

On September 26, 2019, the Executive Team of the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles gathered with the Board of Commissioners, HACLA staff and the Nickerson Gardens Community to tribute Commissioner Lucelia Hooper with a special presentation and dedication ceremony. A commemorative plaque was unveiled, and the community garden named in her honor. A pillar in the community, Commissioner Lucelia Hooper has been a resident of Nickerson Gardens for over thirty years. Her public service car...

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) announced yesterday the launch of the Jobs Plus Program at Nickerson Gardens Sage Center. The initiative is funded by a grant in the amount of $3.7 Million, which was awarded to HACLA by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) earlier this year. The HUD Jobs Plus program is a four-year $3.7M grant (starting in August 2019 through August 2023) which will be offered exclusively at the Nickerson Gardens public housing devel...

Forty-six (46) graduating high school seniors living in Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) public housing developments and Section 8 were recently awarded academic scholarships. Students received over approximately $51,000 in scholarships provided through the generosity of the Price Philanthropies Foundation, the County of Los Angeles Probation Housing Based Day Supervision (HBDS) Program, HACLA’s 501(c)(3) Kids Progress, Inc. (KPI) and various other businesses comprising HA...

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angles (HACLA) participated in the United Way’s annual HomeWalk on Saturday, May 18th in Grand  Park, Downtown Los Angeles. HACLA’s “All-Stars” team broke its own record again this year with over 70 participants and over $8,000.00 raised to support the efforts of ending homelessness in Los Angeles. United Way’s HomeWalk is an annual 5K family run/walk fundraiser to help spread awareness and raise funds for LA County’s residents experiencing homel...

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) attended the HouseLA event to promote the advantages of the Homeless Incentive Program (HIP) for landlords. HACLA has partnered with the Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles (HACoLA) to provide homeless incentive payments for private landlords who house applicants from HACLA’s homeless housing assistance programs. The event was put together by Los Angeles County Third District Supervisor Sheila Kuehl and was hosted by Los Angel...

LOS ANGELES – The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) announced today it has released a 25-Year vision plan to advance the preservation and expansion of affordable housing options and economic development for a wide array of incomes and needs.  The official release of the plan, Build HOPE, marks the first step in a massive organizational reinvention effort that began in the fall of 2016 when it hired consultants Estolano LeSar Advisors to guide the visioning process to completi...