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515 North Beacon Street / San Pedro / Crisis and Bridge Housing / Harbor Interfaith Services

Council File 18-0651-S3

Under review — the city is moving toward a three-year lease extension for this 100-bed crisis shelter in San Pedro, which has already been operating under LAHSA standards since 2020. The Housing Committee approved it in July; it now awaits full Council sign-off.

Introduced
2019-03-14
Last changed
2026-07-01
Status
open
Expires
2028-07-01
Committee
Housing and Homelessness Committee
Mover
TIM MCOSKER
Second
YSABEL JURADO
References
Related Council File: 18-0651City Administrative Officer Report: 0220-05151-0074Municipal Facilities Committee Reports: 0150-11428-0000; 0150-11637-0000

Brief

Councilmember Tim Mosker introduced a motion to establish temporary bridge housing on a California Department of Transportation parcel at 515 North Beacon Street in San Pedro. The City authorized the Department of General Services to negotiate and execute a sublease agreement with Harbor Interfaith Services, Inc. to operate the facility. Council adopted the measure 15-0 on May 5, 2020. A recent June 2026 Housing and Homelessness Committee approval appears to involve follow-up engineering documentation, though the original authorization was finalized in 2020.

Full summary

This file covers the establishment and continued operation of a 100-bed crisis and bridge housing facility in San Pedro (Council District 15), operated by Harbor Interfaith Services on a Caltrans-owned parcel at 515 North Beacon Street (also addressed as 407 North Beacon Street). The site occupies roughly 26,200 square feet — about one-third of the Beacon Street Park and Ride lot near the intersection of North Beacon Street and West O'Farrell Street — and houses a single-story 10,800-square-foot modular tent structure. The facility operates as a Low Barrier Navigation Center under Housing First principles, meaning residents are not required to participate in services as a condition of shelter, may have partners and pets on site, and are provided private cubicles with personal storage. Harbor Interfaith Services manages the facility under LAHSA's operational standards, providing housing-focused case management, housing navigation services, and connections to permanent housing placements with a 90-day placement goal. The original 2019 motion directed the City to lease the Caltrans property and build out the facility. Council approved an initial funding package in June 2019, including $1.5 million appropriated to the General Services Department for construction. A January 2020 motion by then-Councilmember Joe Buscaino redirected that $1.5 million from GSD's Construction Forces Division accounts to the Bureau of Engineering's Capital Improvement Expenditure Program after BOE identified a private contractor to build the facility more quickly. Council adopted that funding transfer 15-0 on May 5, 2020, with the action becoming final that same day. A separate Municipal Facilities Committee action authorized the Department of General Services to negotiate and execute the sublease agreement with Harbor Interfaith Services for ongoing operations. The most recent activity, in June and July 2026, concerns a lease extension of up to three years. The Bureau of Engineering submitted a California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption concluding that extending the lease and continuing to fund the facility are exempt from full CEQA review under two statutory bases: Public Resources Code Section 21080.27.5, which covers Low Barrier Navigation Centers, and Government Code Section 8698.4, which covers homeless shelter projects under the City's ongoing shelter crisis declaration (in effect since April 2018). The Housing and Homelessness Committee approved the item on July 1, 2026, and it remains pending before the full Council. The file expires in July 2028.

Activity (38)

  • 2026-07-01 Housing and Homelessness Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2026-06-26 Housing and Homelessness Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on July 1, 2026.
  • 2026-06-25 Bureau of Engineering document(s) referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.
  • 2026-06-25 Document submitted by Bureau of Engineering, dated June 25, 2026.
  • 2026-06-23 Motion referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.
  • 2020-05-05 Council action final.
  • 2020-05-05 Council adopted item forthwith.
  • 2020-05-01 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on May 5, 2020.
  • 2020-04-24 Municipal Facilities Committee document(s) referred to Homelessness and Poverty Committee.
  • 2020-04-23 Document(s) submitted by Municipal Facilities Committee, as follows:Municipal Facilities Committee report 0150-11637-0000, dated April 23, 2020, relative to authorizing the Department of General Services to negotiate and execute a new sublease agreement with Harbor Interfaith Services, Incorporated, for property located at 515 Beacon Street, as the operator of a bridge housing facility.
  • 2020-01-27 Council action final.
  • 2020-01-27 Mayor transmitted Council File to City Clerk.
  • 2020-01-24 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is February 3, 2020.
  • 2020-01-22 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2020-01-17 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on January 22, 2020.
  • 2019-09-04 Council action final.
  • 2019-08-30 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2019-08-22 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on August 30, 2019.
  • 2019-08-21 Homelessness and Poverty Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2019-08-15 Homelessness and Poverty Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on August 21, 2019.
  • 2019-08-01 Municipal Facilities Committee document(s) referred to Homelessness and Poverty Committee.
  • 2019-07-30 Document(s) submitted by Municipal Facilities Committee, as follows:Municipal Facilities Committee report 0150-11428-0000, dated July 30, 2019, relative to a new lease agreement with the State of California Department of Transportation for property located at 515 North Beacon Street to construct a crisis and bridge housing facility.
  • 2019-07-05 Mayor transmitted Council File to City Clerk.
  • 2019-07-03 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is July 15, 2019.
  • 2019-07-02 Council adopted item forthwith.
  • 2019-06-27 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on July 2, 2019.
  • 2019-06-18 Council action final.
  • 2019-06-18 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is June 28, 2019.
  • 2019-06-18 Mayor transmitted Council File to City Clerk.
  • 2019-06-14 Council adopted item as amended, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2019-06-14 Council adopted item as amended by , subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2019-06-11 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on June 14, 2019.
  • 2019-06-05 Homelessness and Poverty Committee approved as amended .
  • 2019-05-31 Homelessness and Poverty Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 5, 2019.
  • 2019-05-30 Bureau of Engineering document(s) referred to Homelessness and Poverty Committee.
  • 2019-05-28 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Homelessness and Poverty Committee.
  • 2019-05-28 Document(s) submitted by Bureau of Engineering, as follows:Bureau of Engineering report, dated May 28, 2019, relative to the California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption regarding the development and use of property at 515 North Beacon Street for temporary use as bridge housing.
  • 2019-05-24 Document(s) submitted by City Administrative Officer, as follows:City Administrative Officer report 0220-05151-0074, dated May 24, 2019, relative to establishing bridge housing at a site owned by the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) located at 515 North Beacon Street in Council District 15.

Documents (38)

Council votes (1)

  • 2020-05-05 Adopted — 15-0-0 · Regular

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