Rosslyn Proposal Includes Heavy Mix of Mental Health Services

Skid Row Housing Trust is doing the right thing in rebuilding the Pershing and if the Genesis Hotel is any indication , the Pershing will again be done in such a way to make onsite outdoor amenities for it's tenants . Good for them.... I worry about Common Ground and their willingness to work with the community the arrogance is what turned me off...

Common Ground specifically said they would not evict any current tenants. However, if their funding mandates a specific income level for their tenants, they will certainly evict a large number of people.

It's also interesting that in different meetings on the same day last week, at different agencies, Common Ground either did or did not quote the 50% figure, depending on the audience they were speaking to. What they likely do not know about downtown LA is that most of the people at all these meeting speak to each other daily. Lying to a community is hardly the best way to get support.

While I don't speak for DLANC( Neighborhood Council), I do speak on behalf of Issues and Solutions( Skid Row community activism group) and am not in support of Common Ground's effort to purchase the Rosslyn Hotel. They don't have a successful track record dealing with L.A.'s homeless( see Project 50). This building is too big for them to start their own concept of addressing the homeless problem. A smaller, more detailed focus would be much more sufficient.

That being said, The Rosslyn still should be owned and operated by a group that properly addresses the homeless issue, just not Common Ground!