The City of Hermosa Beach received Measure H grant funds to partner with the City of Redondo Beach in its Housing Initiative Court. The Housing Initiative Court offers people experiencing homelessness the opportunity to avoid prosecution on nonviolent misdemeanor charges or municipal code violations in exchange for accepting judge-mandated services that can eventually lead to housing. The programs and services offered to these individuals through the court include ones that can improve their mental health, provide substance abuse counseling, assist them in seeking employment, and eventually help them transition into permanent housing.  

Through our partnership, the City of Hermosa Beach hosts court operations four times per year. Court proceedings will take place in the basketball court area at 1001 Valley Drive between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. on December 11th. Use of the Kelly Court area will be limited during that time but will reopen promptly after individual proceedings are complete.