Brief

Councilmembers Nithya Raman and Katy Yaroslavsky moved to establish a comprehensive quarterly review of the City's homelessness spending. The motion directs the City Administrative Officer to analyze expenditures across all departments and provide regular reports to Council. Council adopted the motion 12-0 on April 22, 2025. The matter was subsequently noted and filed by both the Housing and Homelessness Committee and Budget and Finance Committee in April 2026.

Full summary

In March 2025, Councilmembers Nithya Raman and Katy Yaroslavsky introduced a motion to create a systematic quarterly review of Los Angeles's homelessness spending. The motion calls on the City Administrative Officer to comprehensively track and analyze all expenditures related to homelessness services across municipal departments, then present findings to the City Council on a quarterly basis. This addresses the need for transparency and oversight of how the City is allocating resources to address homelessness. The Housing and Homelessness Committee approved the motion on March 26, 2025, after scheduling it for consideration. The motion advanced to a full Council vote on April 22, 2025, where it passed unanimously 12-0, with three councilmembers absent or not voting. The Council action became final on April 23, 2025. Following the Council's adoption, the City Administrative Officer and Chief Legislative Analyst prepared a comprehensive report dated March 25, 2026, which was referred to both the Housing and Homelessness Committee and Budget and Finance Committee in late March 2026. The Housing and Homelessness Committee considered the report on April 15, 2026, and voted to note and file the item. The Budget and Finance Committee concurred with this action on June 4, 2026. The file remains open and is set to expire on June 2, 2028.

Activity (14)

• 2026-06-04 Budget and Finance Committee concurred with the Housing and Homelessness Committee's action of April 15, 2026 to note and file the item.
• 2026-06-02 Budget and Finance Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 4, 2026.
• 2026-05-06 Housing and Homelessness Committee transmitted Council File to Budget and Finance Committee.
• 2026-04-15 Housing and Homelessness Committee noted and filed item(s).
• 2026-04-10 Housing and Homelessness Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on April 15, 2026.
• 2026-03-27 Chief Legislative Analyst; City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee; Housing and Homelessness Committee.
• 2026-03-26 Document submitted by Chief Legislative Analyst; City Administrative Officer, dated March 25, 2026.
• 2025-06-01 Community Impact Statement submitted by Studio City Neighborhood Council.
• 2025-04-23 Council action final.
• 2025-04-22 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
• 2025-04-18 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on April 22, 2025.
• 2025-03-26 Housing and Homelessness Committee approved item(s) .
• 2025-03-21 Housing and Homelessness Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on March 26, 2025.
• 2025-03-14 Motion referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.

Documents (8)

• 2026-05-06 Transmittal Letter to Budget and Finance Committee · transmittal
• 2026-03-25 Joint Report from City Administrative Officer and Chief Legislative Analyst · report
• 2025-06-01 Community Impact Statement submitted by Studio City Neighborhood Council · cis
• 2025-04-23 Council Action · council_action
• 2025-04-22 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2025-03-26 Report from Housing and Homelessness Committee · report
• 2025-03-26 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2025-03-14 Motion · motion

Council votes (1)

• 2025-04-22 Adopted — 12-0-3 · Regular