We apply for jobs online; buy and sell any item we want online; and even go to school online. To access the limited spots in an affordable housing development, however, one has to fill out paper forms — over and over again. In 21st-century California, a simple, practical, online application for available affordable housing is long overdue. 

Nonprofit organizations centered in the West San Fernando Valley received a boost from hundreds of people on Sunday, April 3, during a “day of service.”

They gathered during the early morning at Pierce College and had a variety of projects to select from. The first large service event since the pandemic began, organized by the office of Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills), brought large teams of volunteers by partnering with Valley organizations.