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Committee presses CAO for a complete homelessness spending picture as Alliance deadline approaches
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council Housing and Homelessness Committee heard CAO updates and pressed staff for a comprehensive homelessness spending report to guide decisions about unappropriated balance transfers and Alliance settlement obligations; CAO staff said a consolidated report is in progress and the Alliance gap remains a concern.
The Housing and Homelessness Committee met Jan. 14 to press the City Administrative Officer’s office for a consolidated accounting of the city’s homelessness spending and to review progress on the Alliance settlement.
Committee chair opened by saying council members need a single, readable inventory of homelessness programs, the funding streams that pay for them (HAP, Homekey, Measure A, La Casa, general fund and others) and the annual costs associated with each program so the council can exercise oversight.
Kendra Leo of the CAO’s office told the committee the homelessness funding report is in progress but requires coordination across departments and LAHSA; staff have had difficulty obtaining actual-cost data from departments. Ed Gibson (CAO staff) said…
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