Committee approves FY25–26 homelessness funding plan, asks for follow-ups; public urges restoration of mobile shower funding

The Los Angeles City Council Committee on Housing and People Experiencing Homelessness on Wednesday approved a set of fiscal-year 2025–26 funding recommendations for homelessness interventions, including allocations for interim housing, Homekey rehabilitation and master-lease subsidies, while directing staff to return with follow-up reports on several program areas.

The committee approved the CAO (Chief Administrative Officer) and LAHSA/LHD (Los Angeles Housing Department) recommendations as amended by committee members, voting 3-0 (Councilmembers Román, Jurado and Bloomfield in favor). Committee members and staff discussed details of program categories, operational funding, Homekey site rehabilitations, and a set of requested clarifications and additional reports before the vote.

Why it matters: Committee members repeatedly said they wanted clearer transparency and tracking for how city funds are used across multiple homelessness programs. Members pressed staff for site-by-site breakdowns, operational vs. rental-cost accounting, and reports back to the committee on mobile hygiene services, master-lease operations and vendor oversight, saying those follow-ups are needed before funds are spent or future NOFAs are released.

Key points from the meeting

- Report totals and budget framing: CAO staff presented the fiscal plan as including approximately $236.2 million in homelessness-related funding and identified other line items including roughly $13.9 million in general-fund support and a $16.3 million program-level figure highlighted during the presentation. Staff described these amounts as the basis for the FY25–26 plan and as funding that would be apportioned across rental…