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Quarterly homelessness emergency report: city remains below housing production goals; committee notes operational metrics
Summary
The CAO presented the fourth quarterly report on the local homelessness emergency, noting two of three emergency criteria remain met: housing production is far below targets and the unhoused population significantly exceeds interim beds. The committee noted and filed the report.
The City Administrative Officer presented the fourth quarterly status report on the Los Angeles local homelessness emergency to the Housing and Homelessness Committee on May 21. The committee noted and filed the report.
CAO staff told the committee the mayors homelessness emergency declaration (Los Angeles Administrative Code section 8.33) remains in effect and must be renewed by Council every 90 days. The report assessed the emergency against three criteria: (1) whether housing supply is at least 40% below the annual production goal, (2) whether the unhoused population is greater than twice the number of interim beds, and (3) whether there was a citywide increase in unhoused people of more than 20% in a single year. The report found two criteria met and one not met.
City planning analysis cited in the report shows the city is about 65% below the current 8-year regional housing needs allocation production goal. The report also cited the 2024 point-in-time count figure of 45,252 people experiencing homelessness in the city and LAHSAs reported open interim bed figure of 18,077, meaning the unhoused population remains more than double available interim beds.
The CAO highlighted nine key performance indicators tracked under the emergency. Over the reporting period staff recorded 13 InsightSafe encampment operations, 60 vehicle-dwelling operations, 988 CARE operations and 2,210 CARE+ operations. The Los Angeles Housing Department reported 285 supportive housing units were brought online in the reporting period for a total of 10,678 units citywide, of which 6,184 are Prop HHH-funded units. The report also noted the launch of the United House LA interim income support program, which provides a one-time $20,000 cash payment for eligible senior or disabled renter households; staff said $5,800,000 has been issued to 293 households as of the reporting period.
The CAO presentation noted the emergency declaration is set to expire on June 2, 2025 unless the Council renews it; committee members asked staff to compile an inventory of operational implications should the declaration end, including ramifications for site approvals, HEA payments to motel operators, and continued operation of interim beds that rely on emergency exemptions.
The committee voted to note and file the report (Council Member Grama: yes; Council Member Gerardo: yes; Council Member Blumenfield: aye).
