Brief

Councilmember Monica Rodriguez moved a motion directing the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) to report on current rental assistance programs and their alignment with Measure ULA funding. The Housing Committee approved the item on September 8, 2026, and Council unanimously adopted it 15-0 on September 16, 2026. Final action was recorded on September 18, 2026, concluding the legislative process.

Full summary

This motion, introduced by Councilmember Monica Rodriguez and seconded by Tim McOsker on March 3, 2026, directs the Los Angeles Housing Department, in coordination with HACLA, to produce a comprehensive report on all rental assistance programs currently available to residents living in HACLA-owned or HACLA-administered properties, including any programs funded or supported through Measure ULA. The motion frames the directive around a broader affordability crisis: roughly 63 percent of Angelenos rent their homes, 56 percent of those renters are rent-burdened, and 26 percent are severely rent-burdened, spending more than half their income on housing. Because many of the city's most vulnerable residents live in HACLA properties, the motion argues that connecting those tenants to available assistance is directly aligned with Measure ULA's voter-approved purpose of preventing homelessness. Measure ULA, passed by Los Angeles voters in 2022, imposes a 4 percent tax on property sales between $5 million and $10 million, and a 5.5 percent tax on transactions above $10 million, with proceeds dedicated to affordable housing production and tenant protections. Since its adoption, the measure has generated more than $1 billion. The motion sought to clarify what portion of that funding is reaching HACLA residents through rental assistance and what programs exist beyond Measure ULA for those populations. The file was initially referred to the Housing and Homelessness Committee on March 3, 2026, then rereferred to the Ad Hoc Committee on Measure United to House Los Angeles on March 13. When that Ad Hoc Committee was dissolved on June 1, 2026, the City Clerk rereferred the item to the Housing Committee on August 28, 2026. The Housing Committee approved the motion on September 8, with members Padilla and Jurado voting yes and Park absent. The full Council adopted the motion unanimously, 15-0, on September 16, 2026. Final action was recorded on September 18, 2026, closing the file. The Housing Department is now directed to deliver the report; no fiscal impact analysis was completed prior to adoption.

Activity (9)

• 2026-09-18 Council action final.
• 2026-09-16 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
• 2026-09-11 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on September 16, 2026.
• 2026-09-08 Housing Committee approved item(s) .
• 2026-08-31 Housing Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on September 8, 2026.
• 2026-08-28 City Clerk rereferred item to Housing Committee, pursuant to Council File No. 26-2000.
• 2026-06-01 Ad Hoc Committee on Measure United to House Los Angeles dissolved pursuant to Council file No. 24-2000-S2.
• 2026-03-13 Council rereferred item to Ad Hoc Committee on Measure United to House Los Angeles (ULA), pursuant to Council Action of March 11, 2026, Council File No. 24-2000-S2.
• 2026-03-03 Motion referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.

Documents (5)

• 2026-09-18 Council Action · council_action
• 2026-09-16 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-09-08 Report from Housing Committee · report
• 2026-05-12 Communication(s) from Public · communication
• 2026-03-03 Motion · motion

Council votes (1)

• 2026-09-16 Adopted — 15-0-0 · Regular