Bellflower : Change in Fair Housing Plan
The City Council voted unanimously Monday night to develop a fair housing program after the Fair Housing Foundation of Long Beach, which has served the city for six years, canceled its contract on June 30.
The foundation, which investigates discrimination complaints in 17 Southeast area cities, dropped Bellflower after the council adopted a budget that cut funding for the foundation from $15,000 to $10,000 a year.
Assistant City Manager Mike Sakamoto said the city will meet with the agency on Friday to discuss changing from a flat fee rate to a per-call charge that may be cheaper.
According to Robyn Polliner, executive director of the foundation, Bellflower last year had 53 housing discrimination complaints, a high rate compared to smaller cities.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
![[20060326 (LA/A20) -- STATING THE CASE: Marchers organized by unions, religious organizations and immigrants rights groups carry signs and chant in downtown L.A. "People are really upset that all the work they do, everything that they give to this nation, is ignored," said Angelica Salas of the Coalition of Humane Immigrant Rights. -- PHOTOGRAPHER: Photographs by Gina Ferazzi The Los Angeles Times] *** [Ferazzi, Gina -- - 109170.ME.0325.rights.12.GMF- Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times - Thousands of protesters march to city hall in downtown Los Angeles Saturday, March 25, 2006. They are protesting against House-passed HR 4437, an anti-immigration bill that opponents say will criminalize millions of immigrant families and anyone who comes into contact with them.]](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/722dda1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1983x1322+109+0/resize/840x560!/format/webp/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fzbk%2Fdamlat_images%2FLA%2FLA_PHOTO_ARCHIVE%2FSDOCS%2854%29%2Fkx3lslnc.JPG)
