LOS ANGELES—More than 4,000 Angelenos are expected to be housed through various efforts to address homelessness, Mayor Karen Bass announced March 15, including Bass’s declaration of emergency and the Inside Safe program.
During a media presentation Wednesday to provide updates on the ongoing crisis, Bass acknowledged the long-term efforts of the city council and Los Angeles voters who passed Measure HHH to provide funding to address homelessness in the city, as well as state and federal programs.
“We’re in very specific areas of red tape that we can ‘lock arms,’ you’ve heard that phrase from day one,” Bass said. “One of the things I wanted to see was a complete alignment of every level of government, and I’m excited to say that actually happened much quicker than I imagined.”…