Mayor Karen Bass announces an initiative to ‘House Our Vets’ at a Nov. 16 luncheon at the Getty House that honored veterans who were housed this year through a similar program. Under the program, property owners are being encouraged to rent to veterans.

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Wave Staff Report

LOS ANGELES — Five days after Veterans Day, Mayor Karen Bass announced a focused effort to permanently house more veterans by the end of the year through her “House Our Vets” initiative.

Her announcement came during a Getty House luncheon Nov. 16 where the mayor and Los Angeles Housing Authority President and CEO Lourdes Castro Ramirez honored veterans who were housed this year through “House Our Vets.” Since launching the initiative last January, nearly 400 veterans have been housed with a 99% retention

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