Progress on Homelessness: Why It's So Hard To Figure Out How Many People Mayor Bass Has Housed
Mayor Bass made an ambitious campaign pledge to address homelessness by housing 17,000 Angelenos. We’ve been trying to keep tabs, but it’s complicated.
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Mayor Bass made an ambitious campaign pledge to address homelessness by housing 17,000 Angelenos. We’ve been trying to keep tabs, but it’s complicated.
One year in, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass’ administration says 3,551 people have been permanently housed.
The vast majority of people housed over the past year have moved into temporary housing.
L.A. is housing more people than ever, but an even greater number keep falling into homelessness. This first-of-its-kind prevention program calculates who seems most at risk for landing on the street.
California voters likely will see a mental health ballot measure on the March 2024 election. One would issue a $6 billion bond to create housing for people with mental illnesses.