Homelessness
Los Angeles County Pushes for a Housing First Position on Homelessness
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors moved to declare the County as supporting a ‘housing first’ approach to the homelessness crisis. According to the motion, a housing first approach is defined as a “model and approach recognizing that an unhoused person or family must …
Read MoreAB 1001 – A Step Backward on CEQA Reform and Housing Development
The California legislature is pursuing a bill that would further endanger the state’s housing availability during a time when development is strongly needed. AB 1001 (Garcia, Cristina; D-Los Angeles) would create new highly subjective, non-quantifiable, and litigation-bait standards in CEQA that will threaten California’s economic recovery and ability to construct much-needed housing …
Read MoreJudge Temporarily Permits Herb Wesson’s Council District 10 Appointment – For Now
On Thursday, an LA County Superior Court judge cleared Herb Wesson’s appointment to serve Council District 10 as an interim representative, for now. Judge Mary H. Strobel originally issued an order preventing Herb Wesson from serving until March 17, pending a scheduled hearing. The judge asserted that the plaintiffs had not followed …
Read MoreLos Angeles Bans an Additional 58 Homeless Encampments Throughout the City
Following a new city law prohibiting homeless encampments in sensitive public areas, the Los Angeles City Council has banned another 58 homeless encampments throughout Los Angeles. The enforcement of these laws will allow for needed maintenance and …
Read MoreNew Real Estate Transfer Tax is Another Misguided Response to the Homelessness Crisis
Among one of the most high-profile election cycles in recent memory, voters could also take up a controversial tax hike, which could cost property owners upwards of $8 billion. The tax would add another real estate transfer tax …
Read MoreNew Poll Shows Growing Support for Ballot Measure Addressing Homeless Encampments
With homelessness and housing serving as focal points for the 2022 mayoral election, Councilmember Buscaino recently introduced a new measure calling for increased regulation of homelessness encampments on public spaces. This comes after the City …
Read MoreLA City Pledges to Create 25,000 Homeless Units By 2025
With over 40,000 individuals experiencing homelessness, the Los Angeles City Council took a bold step towards rapidly increasing it’s available supply of homeless housing units. In last week’s Council meeting, the Council unanimously agreed to adopt the City’s first …
Read MoreSheriff Villanueva Urges County to Declare ‘State of Emergency’ Against Homelessness
As the number of encampments rise along key tourist destinations such as Venice Beach, Olvera Street and Hollywood, LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is pushing the LA County Board of Supervisors to declare a state of emergency against the homelessness crisis …
Read MoreLos Angeles City Council Officially Approves Anti-Camping Ordinance
On July 1st, after voting to have the City Attorney’s office quickly draft an ordinance prohibiting encampments on the public right of way, City Council tentatively approved the ordinance on a 13-2 vote. Since a first-reading of an ordinance requires a unanimous vote, the Council was forced …
Read MoreWith LA’s Homelessness Services Authority Facing Organizational Issues, City Officials Propose Reform
With Los Angeles City and County facing immense pressure from the courts to respond to the homelessness crisis, city officials are examining measures to re-think its approach to homelessness services. Namely, the governance system of the Los Angeles Homelessness …
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