A new affordable housing project in Little Tokyo near Skid Row broke ground in LA, to use about half of a 175-unit development on housing those facing homelessness.
Organizers say Mayor Karen Bass helped stream-line this affordable housing project which has been in the works since 2019. Members of the Little Tokyo Service Center broke ground on the"Umeya Project" at the intersection of Little Tokyo and Skid Row neighborhoods in LA. The group says they've been working to re-develop the iconic Umeya Rice Cake Company factory and warehouse into a 175-unit mixed-use development project.
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