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Public officials are excited about the incoming chief executive of the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority. But the agency's challenges remain.

Mayor Karen Bass; Supervisor Janice Hahn, Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors; Supervisor and LAHSA Commissioner Lindsey Horvath; and LAHSA Commission Chair Wendy Greuel lauded the selection of Va Lecia Adams Kellum, Ph.D., as the new CEO of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA).

After a third homeless person was found dead on the streets of an affluent LA community, one exasperated resident said the area has become a third world city.

The money will help immediately pay for hotels, increase in staffing and providers who are conducting outreach, according to a city administrative officer.

Mayor Karen Bass’s “Inside Safe” initiative has brought more than 100 unhoused people into shelters. But how fast will permanent housing materialize?

Wednesday, L.A. City Council members are expected to create a homelessness fund of about $50 million to help push the mayor's Inside Safe program, addressing one encampment at a time. Mayor Bass is in D.C. Wednesday with other mayors to discuss securing federal support.

Two days after LAist reported on problems at The L.A. Grand Hotel related to plans to shut it down — city officials announced it will stay open.

The L.A. Grand Hotel on Figueroa Street has been a cornerstone of the city’s effort to move homeless people out of tents in Echo Park, Little Tokyo and other areas.

After nearly three years, Los Angeles' emergency COVID-19 eviction protections are set to expire at the end of the month.

Mayor Karen Bass held an event in Venice Friday touting what she described as the early success of a program intended to bring people living in encampments into housing.