A homeless state of emergency proposed by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was approved by the City Council Tuesday.
city leaders on Tuesday unanimously ratified a homeless state of emergency declared by Karen Bass in her first official act as mayor. as the city continues to grapple with homelessness and solutions on how to house people living on the street.
Bass said she plans to announce a program called Inside Safe in the coming days that will cost under $100 million and allow for the use of master leasing with motels toThe declaration will allow the city to make better use of city-owned land and to expedite approvals for affordable housing, which many advocates have said is sorely lacking in Los Angeles County.
Citywide, Los Angeles has nearly 42,000 people classified as homeless, according to figures released in September from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. That figure was up 1.7% from the 2020 count. The 2021 count was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. "The city's approach to homelessness has become more piecemeal and politicized and this state of emergency can leverage the power of the executive branch to make sustainable improvements to our service system and dramatically increase the production of desperately needed housing," Dietz said in a statement. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
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