As he prepares to leave office after 9½ years of leading the nation’s second-most populous city, Garcetti reflects on the highs and lows of his administration.
reported that the mayor sought to reduce street homelessness by half by 2023 and to reduce it to “functional zero” by 2028.
He also said homelessness won’t end without more support from the state and federal governments and more mental health services in the country. Ann Sewill, general manager of the city’s housing department, wrote in her response to the controller’s audit that Prop. HHH was originally conceived as a way to fund 7,000 housing units over a decade, yet some 8,000 units were in the pipeline as of late 2021 – surpassing initial plans.
Stephanie Klasky-Gamer, president and CEO of LA Family Housing, said solving the homelessness crisis requires collaboration between the mayor’s office, members of the city council – who can stand in the way of an affordable or supportive housing project from being approved – and the County of L.A., which provides services to homeless individuals.
“One of his greatest strengths is that he led with empathy and recognized what a human crisis this was and was a champion of solutions,” Klasky-Gamer added about the outgoing mayor. “I think our next mayor may be digging in a little deeper on some of the barriers to produce housing faster and will work to remove those barriers.”
“Businesses looked at what their costs would be in L.A. and when their lease was up … they sold the land and moved to Arizona or Texas,” he said.
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