Federal Probe Targets Cheviot Hills Property Deal as Homeless Shelter Construction Continues

Plans to open a new homeless shelter in Cheviot Hills are moving forward even as federal investigators scrutinize the property’s sale and the real estate deal behind it, as reported by Fox 11 News. The project, which has already led to one arrest, has drawn mixed reactions from neighbors who say they were blindsided by the news.

The Weingart Center, a Los Angeles nonprofit known for its work with unhoused residents, purchased the former senior living facility in 2023 and is renovating it into a 70-bed shelter. Construction is nearly complete, and the center intends to open the facility soon to help address the city’s growing need for housing for older adults experiencing homelessness.

The buildi

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