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Public commenter alleges 21 wrongful evictions at Homekey site managed by First to Serve; calls for investigation

2622456 · January 13, 2025
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Summary

A public commenter told the council that First to Serve Incorporated, operator of a Homekey Best Western project, has wrongfully evicted 21 people since April and urged the council to investigate and provide interim housing and vouchers.

During general public comment at the Dec. 17 Long Beach City Council meeting, a speaker identified as Carl said he had evidence that First to Serve Incorporated had wrongfully evicted 21 residents from the Best Western Homekey project and asked the council to investigate and provide interim housing assistance.

What the speaker said: the speaker told the council that in March the city approved $3,700,000 for First to Serve to operate the Homekey Best Western project and alleged that since First to Serve took over operations in April it has wrongfully evicted 21 people. The commenter said the…

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