{"id":55412,"date":"2022-12-20T12:48:14","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T20:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=55412"},"modified":"2022-12-20T12:48:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T20:48:14","slug":"supervisors-back-la-city-homeless-emergency-declaration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=55412","title":{"rendered":"Supervisors Back LA City Homeless Emergency Declaration"},"content":{"rendered":"

County will support emergency response to homelessness crisis<\/em><\/h3>\n

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(L to R) Homeless Initiative Director Cheri Todoroff, LA County CEO Fesia Davenport, Supervisor Holly Mitchell, Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, Chair Janice Hahn, Mayor Karen Bass, Supervisor Hilda Solis, Mercedes Marquez, Supervisor Kathryn Barger<\/em><\/p>\n

Los Angeles, CA<\/em><\/strong>\u2014Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve a\u00a0proposal<\/a>\u00a0by Board Chair Janice Hahn and Supervisor Kathryn Barger to support the City of Los Angeles\u2019 Emergency Declaration on homelessness signed last week by Mayor Karen Bass and partner in the emergency response to the homelessness crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I share a feeling many people in LA are experiencing right now: a new sense of hope,\u201d said Chair Janice Hahn. \u201cNot because any of these policies are a silver bullet to solving the homelessness crisis but because Mayor Bass\u2019 emergency declaration and this collaboration and partnership between the city and the county are bringing a renewed sense of urgency to a battle that we have been fighting for too long.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mayor Bass joined this morning\u2019s Board of Supervisors meeting and spoke of the importance of the city and county working together to address the homelessness crisis.<\/p>\n

“I am grateful to Chair Hahn and every member of the Board of Supervisors for passing this motion,” said Mayor Bass after the item’s passage. “Today\u2019s vote represents a sea change in how the County and City of Los Angeles will work together on homelessness. This crisis affects us all, and all of us must be a part of the solution, in every neighborhood and across every level of government. I look forward to continuing to lock arms with the County Board of Supervisors to save the lives of the unhoused and to make a difference in our neighborhoods.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2022 Los Angeles County Homeless Count counted a total of 69,144 people experiencing homelessness in the County, with nearly 42,000 people experiencing homelessness within the City of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

On December 12, Chair Janice Hahn joined Mayor Karen Bass at the City of Los Angeles Emergency Operations Center as she signed a declaration of a state of emergency on homelessness. The goal behind this declaration is to be able to approach the homelessness crisis as you would a natural disaster like a fire or flood that displaces tens of thousands of people from their homes by mobilizing resources more quickly to address the issue of homelessness and move housing projects forward without cumbersome red tape.<\/p>\n

\u201cHomelessness doesn\u2019t have boundaries, so we must have unity of effort if we want to make a significant change,\u201d said Supervisor Barger. \u201cI appreciate Mayor Bass\u2019 efforts to focus the city of LA\u2019s resources so that it responds to homelessness with the urgency it merits. I\u2019m committed to ensuring the County is connecting its services and has a seat at the city\u2019s problem-solving table\u2014and that\u2019s what this motion will ensure. We\u2019re all in this together.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chair Hahn and Supervisor Barger\u2019s\u00a0motion<\/a>, which was unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors, officially proclaims the County\u2019s support for the City of Los Angeles\u2019 emergency declaration and takes the following concrete steps to establish a new city-county partnership:<\/p>\n

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  1. Ensures representatives from the Los Angeles County Departments of Health Services, Public Social Services, Public Health, and Mental Health will join Mayor Bass and her leadership team at regular meetings to implement the state of emergency.<\/li>\n
  2. Identifies County staff who will work with City homeless outreach teams and at new interim housing sites to connect individuals with County services such as mental health counseling, substance use counseling, housing navigation, Medi-Cal enrollment, and domestic violence services.<\/li>\n
  3. Embeds the CEO of the County, Fesia Davenport, or a designee, as the second Deputy Incident Commander in the City of Los Angeles Incident Command at the City Emergency Operations Center. (Added to the motion by Hahn through a read-in revision during the meeting)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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