L.A.’s homelessness crisis just keeps getting worse.
And this week a collection of local mayors got together to plead for even more money for efforts to solve it, even though steps taken so far have proven to be insufficient.
A February 2018 report by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, shows how much the city is struggling with housing resources. Officials underestimated the amount of beds/units needed for homeless youth, adults, families, and veterans when they asked voters to approve tax measures. A Times analysis of the report found a $73-million annual shortfall in funding for the county’s comprehensive homelessness program — which could more than triple.
Los Angeles city residents voted to pass Proposition HHH in 2016 to address the housing shortfall, and L.A. county voters approved Measure H last year to help provide more services for the homeless.
City politicians are facing mounting pressure to get the problems fixed.