US EditionLA City Council Wants More Say Years After Mayor's Homelessness Declaration
- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmembers Monica Rodriguez and Traci Park will testify at a federal court hearing Wednesday and Thursday on homeless shelter capacity in the city.
- The hearing is connected to a 2020 complaint filed by a coalition advocating for homeless rights against Los Angeles city and county, which led to a 2023 settlement requiring the county to add 3,000 beds dedicated to mental health and substance abuse treatment.
- An audit in March 2025 could not verify the city's claimed shelter bed numbers, raising transparency concerns while the hearing continues through Friday amid calls to rescind Bass' 2022 homelessness emergency declaration.
- The county pledged $293 million for 6,700 beds for unhoused seniors and near freeways, while LAHSA reported a 2.2% drop in city homelessness and a 10% decline in interim housing use last summer.
- The testimonies and audit outcomes may influence ongoing debates over emergency powers versus council control, as city leaders weigh scaling back the emergency declaration while ensuring continued resources and oversight.
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LA City Council wants more say years after mayor's homelessness declaration
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ first action after taking office in 2022 was an overarching emergency declaration to tackle the city’s homelessness problems. At the time, city leaders backed her move, but now some are looking to scale back and revisit the root cause of the issue. What does the emergency declaration do for LA? Bass’ emergency order gave her immediate authority to bypass certain rules and regulations, accelerating the process of b…
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