{"id":54823,"date":"2022-11-22T16:51:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T00:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=54823"},"modified":"2022-11-23T16:52:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T00:52:01","slug":"the-committee-for-greater-la-releases-voter-survey-findings-revealing-overwhelming-support-of-measures-to-address-homelessness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=54823","title":{"rendered":"THE COMMITTEE FOR GREATER LA RELEASES VOTER SURVEY FINDINGS REVEALING OVERWHELMING SUPPORT OF MEASURES TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Voters say it is important that the city and county work together to reduce homelessness<\/em><\/p>\n

NOVEMBER 22, 2022 (Los Angeles, CA) \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0The Committee for Greater LA (the Committee), a group of civic leaders working to advance system changes and dismantle institutional racism, in partnership with the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University, today released findings of a survey of Nov. 8 voters revealing that they overwhelmingly support measures to address homelessness.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe findings show that voters in Los Angeles are connected to the issue of homelessness and feel an urgency in finding solutions. What\u2019s more is that voters are also willing to be part of the solution,\u201d said Miguel A. Santana, Chair of the Committee for Greater LA and President and CEO of the Weingart Foundation. \u201cThe message to lawmakers is that voters want them to work together and get the job done, and to make the tough, but necessary decisions. This should serve as a reassurance to the city\u2019s leadership that they have the authority from voters to seriously tackle homelessness.\u201d<\/p>\n

The majority of voters (84 percent) say they are confident that their vote for mayor efficiently represents their opinion on addressing homelessness.\u00a0 At 88 percent, voters are also certain that the next mayor needs to reduce homelessness by at least 50 percent within their 4-year term.<\/p>\n

“These results show that Angelenos did not vote for Mayor-elect Bass to do more of the same. Voters want more, bigger, and bolder ideas; they are ready for real and meaningful change,” said Dr. Fernando Guerra, Director for the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University.<\/p>\n

\nHighlights from the voter survey include:<\/p>\n