using the same methods to help homeless veterans in Los Angeles. Project 50 itself has been replicated throughout Yaroslavsky's Third Supervisorial District, including in such areas as Santa Monica, Hollywood and Venice. In 2012, acting on a motion by Supervisor Yaroslavsky and Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to create the county's first interdepartmental council on homelessness. As chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Yaroslavsky acts as the new panel's first chair. The council has been directed to expand previously successful but modestly-sized programs such as Project 50 and Access to Housing for Health. Arts and culture Yaroslavsky has been instrumental in securing millions of dollars in funding for the arts in Los Angeles County. In 1996, he introduced a bond measure designed to improve parks, buy open space and provide new recreational facilities. It passed with 65% of the vote. Among other things, Proposition A set aside millions of dollars to remake the iconic shell at the Hollywood Bowl. Yaroslavsky appropriated an additional nearly $7 million from the Third District capital and maintenance fund to replace the deteriorating 1929 shell, which angry preservationists had sought but failed to save during a two-year court battle. The new shell—praised by members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for its acoustics and larger size—was unveiled in June, 2004. Yaroslavsky played a key role among local elected officials in the construction of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles. He appropriated $1 million to help build architect Frank Gehry's distinctive hall, which opened in 2003. In 2007, Yaroslavsky appropriated $2 million from the Third District's capital projects budget for the construction of a landmark concert venue in the San Fernando Valley, predicting that it would revitalize the underserved region as Disney Concert Hall had done in downtown Los Angeles. Located on the campus of California State University, Northridge, the Valley Performing Arts Center opened in January, 2011. He has been a supporter of the Los Angeles Opera, conducting the national anthem at the 2014 performance of La Traviata at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, directed Marta Domingo. Explaining his arts advocacy, Yaroslavsky told the Los Angeles Times: "Even if you don't like ballet or classical music or opera, it's an economic engine, it puts people to work, and it pays well." See also History of the Jews in Los Angeles References NOTE: Access to some Los Angeles Times and Los