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Eric Montoya , a homeless outreach coordinator with LA Family Housing, visit with Dan Frost, an unhoused man living in an encampment in a public park in Van Nuys.This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting,The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to declare housing insecurity a public health crisis and to develop a policy that gives residents in unincorporated areas priority access to affordable housing.declare housing insecurity a public health crisis and to develop a policy that gives residents in unincorporated areas priority access to some affordable housing built in their neighborhoods. The crisis declaration is not an official emergency declaration and does not trigger any emergency powers. But according to Supervisor Hilda Solis, the'Unstable housing is not just an economic issue. It is a driver of chronic illness, trauma, family instability and preventable health disparities,' Solis said. The motion instructs the county’s Department of Homeless Services and Housing, the Los Angeles County Development Authority and other departments to develop coordinated plans to preserve existing affordable housing units, keep people in their homes and prioritize the health impacts of housing instability.
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A state board is considering the drastic move, which could come as soon as May, after an outbreak of the lung disease silicosis among countertop fabricators.
A late-night labor deal averts LAUSD strike and keeps schools open. Here are the details Supervisors also approved a separate motion directing departments leaders to develop a local preference policy for L.A. County-funded housing in unincorporated areas. When county funding is used to build affordable housing in communities like East Los Angeles, Willowbrook or Altadena, residents of those neighborhoods would get priority access to them.
According to the motion, 59% of renters in unincorporated areas spend more than a third of their income on rent.
The county uses the term “housing insecure” to describe anyone lacking stable, safe and affordable housing. That means unhoused Angelenos, as well as tenants who spend more than half of their income on rent, people living in overcrowded or substandard housing conditions, and those at risk for eviction or displacement.
The county's Department of Homeless Services and Housing, which launched this year, grew directly out of the Housing for Health program, a health-centered homelessness program formerly within the Department of Health Services.
The supervisors voted 4-0 Tuesday to approve both motions. Supervisor Kathryn Barger was absent for the vote because she attended the funeral of an L.A. County sheriff's deputy.
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