Critics say LAHSA lacks transparency and accountability when it comes to data and funding.
The City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday, Oct. 10. In a letter to the City Council, Bass had asked council members to confirm her appointment in an effort to “have both declared a state of emergency regarding homelessness and are implementing strategies to bring homeless Angelenos inside from encampments. Bass added, “Through my experience and commitment to address this emergency … I am qualified to serve as a member of the commission.
“The mayor feels that given those direct supervisorial involvement on the LAHSA board, that it is imperative that she also participate,” said Mercedes Marquez, Bass’ chief of housing and homelessness solutions. The county Board of Supervisors, the mayor and City Council created LAHSA in 1993 as an independent, joint powers authority. LAHSA is the lead agency in the Los Angeles Continuum of Care, which is the regional planning body that coordinates housing and services for homeless families and individuals in the county.
Of the 10 members, five are appointed by the county and the other five are appointed by L.A. city leaders. Marquez said it’s essential to have both entities of government at the table. She added, “What we’re hoping for is … fuller integration, so that we understand exactly what the county and what we need, and they understand what we have and what they need, and we begin to work together.”
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