L.A. Mayor’s Press Conference on Homelessness

Today, Mayor Villaraigosa had a press conference on homelessness. I, along with a handful of other service agencies, was invited to participate. The Mayor announced the annual HUD funding allocation on homelessness for the city and county of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles County will receive approximately $60 million for homeless services and housing. This is an 8 percent increase from last year. A majority of the funds will support existing service and housing programs in Los Angeles County.

This is part of the annual federal allocation of HUD grants that total $1.33 billion this year. (Here is the press release on the federal allocation.)

On another note: the Los Angeles City Council approved the nomination of Estella Lopez, the CEO of Central City East Association, to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority commission. She is the mayor’s final nominee.