Tag: Controller Ron Galperin

LA Controller Again Calls for Using City’s Land for Homeless Housing

May 18, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Controller Ron Galperin urged officials on May 18 to take advantage of empty, city-owned land to house people experiencing homelessness, adding that he’s identified 26 city properties that could be used to house thousands of people. “It is clear that more must be done right away to address the unparalleled tragedy on…

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Los Angeles to Convert City-Owned Properties for Homeless Use

March 3, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles may soon repurpose more than 25 existing city properties into interim housing for the homeless, according to a report initially released on Jan. 12 by the city’s controller. The Los Angeles City Council voted on March 1 to have the city’s administrative office report back within 30 days on how the city would go…

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LA Controller: Prop. HHH ‘Problems Overshadow Progress’

February 24, 2022
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A report by Los Angeles’ city controller found that 2016’s Proposition HHH—a $1.2 billion housing program aimed at creating 10,000 housing units for the homeless—is moving at too slow a rate to successfully address homelessness in the city. In a Feb. 23 report, Controller Ron Galperin said the program’s “problems overshadow the progress.” So far,…

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