The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted April 1 in favor of creating a new department to take over services provided by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), which administers homelessness services in both the city and county of Los Angeles.
The Supervisors discussed the proposal during a more than 6-hour-long board meeting, ultimately voting 4–0 to create the county’s own homeless services department. Supervisor Holly Mitchell abstained from the vote. Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Kathryn Barger introduced the motion.
The funds overseen by LAHSA will be redirected toward the new department. The new county department will be accountable to the city council and the mayor, said the county supervisors….