Los Angeles County Declares Local Emergency on Homelessness
Following in the footsteps Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass put forth last month, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Jan. 10 to declare a local state of emergency on homelessness.
Authored by Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Janice Hahn, the motion aims to address this “critical crisis” through the expansion of its response to include city, state, and federal partners.
“This local emergency order will allow the county to streamline and accelerate contracting procurement and hiring related to homelessness while also accelerating the creation of licensed beds, interim housing, and permanent housing for unhoused individuals throughout the region,” Horvath said during the Jan. 10 board meeting….