LA Council Watch

Ad Hoc Committee on Unarmed Crisis Prevention, Intervention, and Community Services

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25-0358 · 2026-06-10

Workshops / Educational and Career Pathways / Crisis Workers / City Outreach Programs / Individuals Experiencing Homelessness / Unarmed Crisis Response Teams

Council adopted a motion directing workshops and career pathways for crisis workers in LA's unarmed response programs serving homeless individuals.

Approved — the city unanimously adopted this motion to build a workforce pipeline for unarmed crisis workers through education and training partnerships, and departments are now reporting back on implementation steps.

26-0817 · 2026-06-02

Homelessness Service Centers / Publicly Funded / Nuisance Complaints / Calls for Service

Councilmember Rodriguez proposes tracking nuisance complaints and service calls at city-funded homeless services centers to improve accountability.

Under review — the city council is weighing whether to require tracking of complaints and emergency calls at publicly funded homeless service centers, with two committees examining how to measure community impact and inform future facility decisions.

26-0600-S17 · 2026-05-21

Budget Motion / Project Therapeutic Unarmed Response for Neighborhoods (TURN) / General City Purposes / Funding

Councilmember Rodriguez proposes funding for TURN, a program to deploy unarmed responders to handle low-risk crisis calls in neighborhoods.

Under review — the city is evaluating a plan to fund an unarmed crisis response program by redirecting $1.9 million from gang prevention services. Three committees are weighing the policy, budget, and operational details before it heads to a full council vote.