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City Council directs 30‑day report to centralize homelessness oversight after county withdraws Measure A funding
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion to seek a report on centralizing homelessness spending and oversight following the county’s withdrawal of Measure A funds from LAHSA; the motion, amended to require a 30‑day turnaround and additional cost/detail reporting, passed unanimously 15 ayes.
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council voted to require a report on centralizing the city’s homelessness spending and oversight after the County of Los Angeles moved Measure A funds away from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA).
The council approved item 7, as amended, by a 15‑aye vote to direct city staff to return with a plan and data on consolidating homelessness functions, including details on expenditures, administrative costs and implementation timelines. Councilmember Tracy Park’s amendment shortened the deadline for those reports to 30 days and was accepted as friendly.
Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez Rodriguez, who led the floor remarks on the motion, framed the vote as a response to “federal interest peak on examining how homeless dollars are being expended” and argued the city needs a centralized approach after what she described as “a decentralized response to homelessness that has, frankly, in my opinion, really created a greater problem.” She said the…
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