LA Controller urges city to use its vacant land for homeless housing
“’Los Angeles, like most cities in California, faces the dual crisis of homelessness and affordable housing,’ said Ekta Naik, vice president of development for Sola Impact, which develops high-quality, affordable housing for people of color in South LA. Sola Impact currently operates 1,500 units in the area and is building another 1,500 that should be ready for occupancy in two years.
Naik said 98% of Sola’s tenants are racial minorities. Two-thirds are low income. One in three has experienced homelessness at some point in their lives.”