Local Policy

LAHSA is committed to working with our partners at the County and City of Los Angeles and cities throughout the Los Angeles Continuum of Care to advance local policy solutions to address homelessness. LAHSA regularly reports to the County and City with data and policy recommendations at the request of the Board of Supervisors and the Los Angeles City Council. In addition, LAHSA supports other policy solutions that support the work of homeless service providers.

LAHSA, along with other partners throughout the region, is guided by a set of core strategies to address homelessness. Both the City and County of Los Angeles developed sets of strategies to address homelessness locally.

County of Los Angeles

The County’s set of 51 strategies was approved after an extensive stakeholder process led by the County Homeless Initiative in February 2016. These strategies are here.

These strategies provided the basis for Measure H, a quarter-cent sales tax approved by voters in March 2017 to fund the services outlined in the County’s Approved Strategies to Combat Homelessness. To see the results of Measure H-funded services to date, click here.

City of Los Angeles

In addition, the City of Los Angeles also approved a comprehensive set of strategies to address homelessness in February 2016. These strategies are here.

As a result of the City of Los Angeles’ strategies, the City of Los Angeles proceeded with Proposition HHH, a $1.2 billion bond measure to fund the construction of 10,000 units of supportive housing. Voters approved that measure in November 2016. To see the results of Proposition HHH to date, click here.

Other Local Policy to Address Homelessness

In addition to the deep partnership between City and County of Los Angeles and LAHSA on homeless services, LAHSA is committed to supporting other local policies that will increase the affordability of housing and remove barriers to supportive and affordable housing. See the table below for examples of these policies.

Regional Legislation Related to Housing and Homelessness

Year	Type	Author	Summary	Status	LAHSA Position
2019	County	Supervisors Sheila Kuehl and Mark Ridley-Thomas	Draft ordinance to enact requirements for affordable unit set-asides in new developments in Unincorporated Los Angeles County.	Referred to County Commission	Support
2019	County	Supervisors Sheila Kuehl and Mark Ridley-Thomas	Ordinance that would prevent landlord discrimination against housing applicants with government-provided rental assistance including, but not limited to, Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers and Rapid Re-Housing rental assistance.	Approved by Board of Supervisors	Support
2018	County	Supervisors Sheila Kuehl and Hilda Solis	Ordinance to update standards for development of accessory dwelling units.	Approved by Board of Supervisors	Support
2017	City	City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning	Ordinance to streamline development of Permanent Supportive Housing.	Signed by Mayor	Support
2017	City	City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning	Ordinance to ease conversions of motels into Permanent Supportive Housing.	Signed by Mayor	Support