L.A. Mayor Appoints Four New Commissioners To Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority

The LAHSA Commission consists of ten commissioners—five appointed by the Mayor of Los Angeles, and five appointed by the County of Los Angeles (each of the five Supervisors appoints one).

Mayor Villaraigosa has replaced four of the five city appointed commissioners. They are:

Ramona Ripston, the Executive Director of the ACLU of Southern California. Both the L.A. Times and the Daily News have articles about this appointee today.

Douglas Mirell, an attorney. The Daily News writes, “Another mayoral appointee, Douglas Mirell, was a plaintiff's attorney along with the ACLU in a 2000 case in which a federal judge limited the stopping of homeless people without probable cause by Los Angeles police.”

Rev. Cecil L. “Chip” Murray, the recently retired Senior Pastor of the First AME Church.

Rebecca Avila, a USC administrator and former City Ethics Commissioner.

In my discussions with the Mayor’s office, I am assuming that Hahn-appointed LAHSA commissioner Sarah Dusseault will continue to serve.

Here is what the LA Times and Daily News have to say about these recent picks:

Los Angeles Times

Daily News