Los Angeles County is creating its own Department of Homeless Services – and pulling hundreds of people and hundreds of millions of dollars out of LAHSA – the joint city-county homelessness services agency.
Is it a big and long overdue step to maximize taxpayer investments in solving homelessness? Or is it a rushed and divisive move that threatens recent progress in bringing our unhoused neighbors indoors?
We’ll discuss that with Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath and with Los Angeles City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield – on this episode of What’s Next, Los Angeles?
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This week's LA Podcast with me, Alissa Walker, Hayes Davenport and special guest co-host . . . Carla Hall, who just left her gig as the last member of the editorial board at the LA Times.
LA Times: County supervisors create new homeless agency, despite warnings from L.A. mayor
LAist: Head of LA homeless services resigns days after county votes to pull $350M from troubled agency
LA Public Press: Unhoused LA residents react to LAHSA’s unraveling
LA Times: Feds to look into potential fraud and corruption in Southern California homeless funds
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