On Tuesday, Los Angeles officials announced the city’s homelessness problem has become an emergency, and proposed allotting $100 million to help shelter the city’s massive and growing indigent population.
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti also issued a directive on Monday evening for the city to free up $13 million to help house the estimated 26,000 people who are living on the city’s streets.
According to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, the number of encampments and people living in vehicles has increased by 85% over the last two years alone.
While it remains unclear how the city intends to pay for the proposal, lawmakers have asserted they will ease restrictions on churches and nonprofits that provide shelter, and speed up getting permits to those who build affordable housing.
While it remains unclear how the city intends to pay for the proposal, lawmakers have asserted they will ease restrictions on churches and nonprofits that provide shelter, and speed up getting permits to those who build affordable housing.
A member of the Los Angeles Budget Committee suggested to the LA Times, however, that the money may come from the city’s reserve fund, which is set aside for financial emergencies.
California state law also allows public facilities such as parks and schools to be used for emergency housing during a “shelter crisis.”
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California state law also allows public facilities such as parks and schools to be used for emergency housing during a “shelter crisis.”
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Read more: http://sputniknews.com/us/20150924/1027429893/State-Of-Emergency-LA-Homeless.html#ixzz3mhl7qfaR
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