LA Council Watch

Homelessness and Health Committee

31 files

26-1285 · 2026-09-08

Insurance Requirements For Homeless Service Providers / Fiscal Impacts of Insurance Costs / City Policies Impacting Insurance Costs

Council Member Jurado seeks to examine insurance costs for homeless service providers and how city policies may be driving up expenses.

Under review — the city is investigating whether its own insurance requirements are driving up costs for homeless service providers and threatening facilities like Tiny Villages. The council wants a full report on what's driving the crisis before deciding on fixes.

17-0090-S6 · 2026-09-08

Proposition HHH Permanent Supportive Housing Loan Program / 2018-19 Project Expenditure Plan

Annual expenditure plan for Proposition HHH permanent supportive housing loan program; adopted by Council in 2023, currently pending in committee for ongoing oversight.

Administrative — this is the yearly funding mechanism for LA's $1.2 billion Prop HHH housing program. The Council regularly approves spending plans and shifts money between projects as costs change; the most recent adjustment freed up $3.8 million from stalled navigation centers for reallocation.

26-0956 · 2026-08-28

Permanent Supportive Projects / Background Checks / Comprehensive Behavioral-health and Risk Assessment / Violent Criminal Histories / Citys Model Property Management Policies and Procedures

Councilmember Park proposes background checks and behavioral-health assessments for residents in city permanent supportive housing projects.

Under review — following violent incidents at city-funded supportive housing sites, the city is studying whether to add background checks and safety requirements to housing projects, with multiple departments due to report back within 60 days.

26-0600-S40 · 2026-08-28

2026 Budget Recommendation / R18 / Chief Legislative Analyst / City Administrative Officer / Recreational Vehicle to Home Program / Eligibility Criteria / Program Implementation

Budget recommendation to establish eligibility criteria and implementation plan for a recreational vehicle-to-home conversion program.

Pending — the city has asked staff to design a program converting RVs into permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness, but it's waiting in the Housing Committee without a committee recommendation yet.

23-0400 · 2026-08-28

Street Medicine / Physical and Behavioral Health / Homelessness Angelenos / City-Funded Interim Housing Sites

Council adopted a motion to deploy street medicine teams and expand interim housing sites to address homelessness; LAHSA reporting back on implementation.

Under review — the city adopted a plan to station medical and mental health teams at interim housing sites, but implementation is stalled in committee as officials sort out funding and partnerships needed to make it work across all sites.