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Council votes to shift homelessness management from LAHSA, directs in-house oversight
Summary
The City Council approved a motion by Councilmember Rodriguez directing city management of certain homelessness services previously handled by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) and asking for audits and reports on financial risks, after citing a county controller audit.
The Los Angeles City Council voted to move management and oversight of some homelessness services away from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) and toward city-run systems, Councilmember Rodriguez said during the meeting. The motion passed on a voice vote with 15 ayes.
Councilmember Rodriguez framed the motion as a response to a county controller audit that she said found “tens of millions of dollars that were issued to service providers without scope of work, without contracts.” She told colleagues “we can't continue to fund the…
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