Safe and Transparent Claremont

07/11/2023

The City Council is holding a hearing to adopt the Housing Element and its 45 affordable housing "opportunity sites". Any of these sites could be constructed as Permanent Supportive Housing like Larkin Place. If you have concerns, please come and share them at the meeting.
Here are the 45 Opportunity Sites:
https://www.ci.claremont.ca.us/home/showpublisheddocument/19584/638164880992500000

City Hall 6:30pm
Tuesday July 11
Zoom
https://www.ci.claremont.ca.us/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/6746/20?backlist=%2fhome

05/18/2023

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Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney John McKinney is taking on L.A. D.A. George Gascon in an effort to restore sanity, leadership and the rule of law...

04/28/2023

Op-Ed – The Golden State’s Rising Violent Crime Problem By: Shannon Dicus, San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner We’ve been watching our California dream degrade with increased ...

02/21/2023

The state continues to favor developers financially and remove control from local jurisdictions. It's time to fight back. With a 500,000 net resident population loss, why is there such a massive push for more housing?

By Anita Enander for Mercury News The Mercury News recently reported on the story of a Los Altos Hills developer working to construct a 20-unit apartment building on a single-family lot — using a state law that prevents neighbors and local elected officials from having any say in approving the p...

02/08/2023

Another "what in the world is going on at city hall" moment - I have been informed that a new business is coming to downtown Claremont a few doors south of Boon Companion (children's toy store) and close to the post office. It is a company that sells rave wear and includes x-***ed lingerie. If you have concerns about this influence on our children, please let your city leaders know. This is the same type of store that is on Foothill in Upland near Tropical Lei Showgirls.

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02/03/2023

It looks like the CARE Courts are not going to lock up the mentally challenged and force them to take medications as originally anticipated. --- They are going to place them at PSH facilities like Larkin Place. ---

And as with Housing First policies, they cannot be forced to take their medications and they will receive prioritized placement.

I am glad to see those in need will be getting help, but, as has been argued before, they should not be placed next to our seniors, junior high schoolers, and preschoolers.

What is the City going to do to protect the safety of our most vulnerable populations?

https://claremont-courier.com/latest-news/new-care-court-aims-to-treat-severe-mental-illness-72152/

What is the City going to do to protect the safety of our most vulnerable populations?

Los Angeles County has elected to fast track a new “court” aimed at delivering mental health disorder services to Californians who need it most. Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in September 2022, the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Act, called CARE Court, aims to break the cycle o...

10/27/2022

These are long standing concerns all over our region. Kudos to Long Beach for holding LA Metro to task.

City officials say the policy may contribute to the homeless population in Long Beach.

10/07/2022

What happens when we leave people with psychosis to their demons? Ask the families of Alison Russo-Elling, Nathaniel Rivers, and Michelle Go.

09/25/2022

This is where our state and county’s politics are taking us. This is already happening in Claremont near Larkin Park and other areas Rampant drug use and lenient laws for criminal behavior will continue to foster more homelessness. Homeless housing provided by Housing First funding where there is no requirement for sobriety and criminal backgrounds are overlooked with few exceptions will not solve this problem. We need to approach this wholistically

A woman in Van Nuys is calling on police to investigate after a man, who she believes is homeless, continues to make a bed on her porch and refuses to leave.

09/21/2022

How to build truly affordable housing that blends into the community. Life Arc El Monte at $200K per unit vs Jamboree Larkin Place at $700k per unit and rising. These low cost, low density units can easily blend into communities. They are so affordable they can be sponsored without reliance on state and federal funds that mandate Housing First principles where drug use is allowed and rehabilitation therapies are optional.

https://lifeark.net/homeless-housing
https://www.home-la.org/lifeark-elmonte

LifeArk  creates modular homes for a wide variety of needs, including transitional homes to address the challenge of homelessness.