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Long Beach seeks La Casa partnership to target Measure A funds at senior subsidies and first‑time homebuyer aid
Summary
Council authorized staff to work with LA County’s housing agency (La Casa) to prioritize production, preservation and prevention dollars toward shallow subsidies for vulnerable seniors and to expand the city’s first‑time homebuyer assistance program.
The Long Beach City Council voted Tuesday to ask the city manager and relevant departments to partner with the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (La Casa) on the county Measure A funding program and to evaluate using the city’s share of Measure A production, preservation and prevention dollars on a targeted senior shallow‑subsidy program and on expanded first‑time homebuyer assistance.
Why it matters: Measure A, approved by Los Angeles County voters, creates a multi‑year funding stream aimed at expanding affordable housing, preserving existing affordable units and preventing homelessness. City leaders said the city will receive an estimated baseline of about $17 million a year under the program and that a local plan should include both…
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