SUPERVISOR HORVATH RESPONDS TO NEW HOMELESSNESS AUDIT BY ALVAREZ AND MARSAL

LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath shares the following statement in response to the audit released today by Alvarez and Marsal (A&M).

“This audit is another reminder of what we already know — the current homelessness services system is broken.

We cannot accept this dysfunction any longer. No more waste through duplicated resources. No more contracts for services that don’t deliver. We need accountability and results right now, which is why I’m proceeding with the creation of a consolidated County department that will end this nightmare.”

Supervisor Horvath will introduce a motion next week to create a County department dedicated to homelessness solutions. The report back for the new department was released last week and is available here.

This action comes following Supervisor Horvath’s December motion to implement recommendations made by the Blue Ribbon Commission on Homelessness three years ago, to create a consolidated County department focused on homelessness to bring greater transparency, accountability, and results to the homeless services system.