The Beverly Hills City Council increased the amount of money set aside to help tenants impacted by COVID-19 by $450,000, bringing the fund to $1.1 million. The program, which was originally approved at the Sept. 15 formal meeting, will directly pay landlords in an effort to stave off a potential wave of evictions stemming from the economic ripples of the pandemic. While Councilmember John Mirisch pushed for even greater funding, other councilmembers opted to gauge demand once the program has gone into effect first.
“These are desperate times, we’ve heard pleas from people, I think we can easily add another $550,000 to it,” said Mirisch, who was supported by Councilmember Lili Bosse. “And even that is probably not enough for us.”
