Step Up On Second Street was a respected homeless services provider pushing to expand nationally. The group helped inspire California’s program to convert old hotels and motels into affordable housing ...
When Gov. Gavin Newsom launched his $3.4-billion Project Homekey homeless housing program, L.A.-based real estate developer Shangri-La Industries and the Santa Monica nonprofit Step Up on Second ...
Tod Lipka is president of Step Up On Second, which has converted motels like this one in Hollywood into permanent supportive housing for homeless people. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) One year ago, ...