WATTS — Volunteers from several community groups distributed boxes of meat, produce and water to residents of several public housing projects in Watts June 10. The Above & Beyond Food Distribution, hosted by hometown leaders Top Dawg Entertainment and Think Watts Foundation, was sponsored by Beyond Meat, the Harold Robinson Foundation, the Housing Authority of Read More…
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L.A. DIGEST: Hip-hop mogul pays rents for seniors
LOS ANGELES — A local hip-hop entrepreneur said April 22 he will cover one month’s rent for several hundred senior citizens — among the most susceptible to the threat of the coronavirus — living in Watts public housing developments. Anthony Tiffith, founder of Top Dawg Entertainment, said he will donate $86,000 to pay rent for Read More…
Jordan Downs apartment project receives funds from state
LOS ANGELES — Half a dozen affordable and homeless housing projects, including a 135-apartment unit project at Jordan Downs in Watts, have been awarded a total of $64.6 million in zero-and low-interest loans from the state’s cap-and-trade fund, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced last week. The projects include four homeless housing developments totaling 348 units, and Read More…