The City of Los Angeles will seek increased rental subsidies to house its growing homeless population, particularly those with physical and mental health concerns. The city voted to advance the Housing Now Fund on Sept. 21, which would partner with Los Angeles County’s Department of Health Services to instruct the city administrative officer to find funds available to increase flexible rental subsidies and provide physical and mental health services for 10,000 homeless people. According to the motion, the city currently has 15,000 shelter beds and 24,600 permanent housing slots. The Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority (LAHSA) 2020 data estimates, however, that 28,852 of the 41,290 total homeless are unsheltered, while 12,438 are sheltered. LAHSA estimated a 14.3 percent increase in homeless from 2019 to 2020; some believe that the homeless population in Los Angeles is growing at a faster rate than the local government can address with resources and shelter. …
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