Housing and Homelessness Committee

December 03, 2025
Meeting ID: 17591

Meeting Summary

KEY DECISIONS

  • Approved Charles Stringer's appointment to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LASA) Commission (passed 4-0)
  • Approved Inside Safe funding transfers but struck recommendation allowing mayor to transfer funds without council approval
  • Approved $20 million temporary loan from Housing Impact Trust Fund for Proposition HH projects (passed 4-0)

NOTABLE DISCUSSIONS

  • Federal funding crisis threatens 60% of permanent housing subsidies due to new HUD rules capping permanent housing funding at 30% of renewal demand, potentially displacing over 7,000 people currently in permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing programs
  • Council members expressed concern about eliminating council oversight of Inside Safe spending, with one member noting the "minuscule effect for gigantic dollars" compared to other programs
  • LASA warned that 70% of federal homelessness funding renewals will now compete nationally instead of being protected, with awards delayed until months after current contracts expire

BOTTOM LINE

LA faces a homelessness funding catastrophe as federal policy changes will eliminate most permanent housing subsidies, forcing thousands back onto the streets while the city struggles with oversight of expensive interim housing programs that show limited results per dollar spent.

Agenda items
(8)
23-0840

Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to establishing a process to assess and report on trends related to the concentration of ownership and corporatization of the City’s housing stock that may negatively impact renters, limit small landlord ownership opportunities, and limit first-time homebuyer opportunities.

Documents (5)
Report from Los Angeles Housing Department dated 10-3-25
Council Action dated 10-24-23
Speaker Card(s)_10-20-2023
Report from Housing and Homelessness Committee_9-29-23
Motion (Rodriguez - Blumenfield) dated 8-11-23
(9)
25-1338 CD 15

Statutory Exemption, Bureau of Engineering report and Motion (McOsker - Raman) relative to funding allocation, lease, change in service provider and continued use for a period of approximately up to three years for the bridge housing/low barrier navigation center facility located at 2316 Imperial Highway in Council District 15, for those experiencing homelessness; and determination that the projects are statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21080.27.5, applicable to low barrier navigation centers and Government Code Section 8698.4(a)(4), governing homeless shelter projects under a shelter crisis declaration.

Documents (2)
Motion (McOsker - Raman) dated 11-12-25
Report from Board of Public Works dated 11-18-25
(11)
19-1576-S1

Motion (Lee – Raman) relative to requesting the Los Angeles Housing Department and various agencies to report on whether U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requirements related to acuity-based prioritization are directly aligned with the prioritization system within the Coordinated Entry System; the factors that affect vacancy rates in permanent supportive housing; the Coordinated Entry System Triage Tool Research and Refinement (CESTTRR); and related matters.

Documents (2)
Community Impact Statement submitted by Los Feliz Neighborhood Council_09-23-2025
Motion (Lee - Raman) dated 7-30-25