City officials approved more than $1.8 million in funding to keep dozens of portable sinks and toilets that were originally rolled out to encampments during the early pandemic staying on city sidewalks.
This comes after an L.A. TACO report from April revealed that funding for the units was drying up.
Clara Karger, spokesperson for Mayor Bass told L.A. Public Press that:
“There is funding allocated for continued deployment of the portable restrooms and handwashing stations." Karger added that "The Mayor’s Office is working with departments to help ensure that the facilities continue to be deployed and maintained.”
The funding for the toilets and sinks comes from the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) program, a state program giving local jurisdictions the resources to address "immediate homelessness challenges."