Shelters Local Aid

Spurred to action by the intense publicity surrounding the O.J. Simpson case, Los Angeles city and county governments created panels Tuesday to grapple with the problem of domestic violence and agreed to spend $6.1 million on shelters for abuse victims. Acknowledging a significant shortage of shelters for domestic violence victims, the City Council agreed to spend $5 million a year to develop such havens and the County Board of Supervisors approved spending $1.

Spurred to action by the intense publicity surrounding the O.J. Simpson case, Los Angeles city and county governments created panels Tuesday to grapple with the problem of domestic violence and agreed to spend $6.1 million on shelters for abuse victims. Acknowledging a significant shortage of shelters for domestic violence victims, the City Council agreed to spend $5 million a year to develop such havens and the County Board of Supervisors approved spending $1.