Brief

Councilmember Monica Rodriguez, seconded by Katy Yaroslavsky, introduced this motion in August 2026 to expand and allocate funding for the RV-to-Home Program, which converts recreational vehicles into stable housing for people experiencing homelessness. The motion was referred to the Homelessness and Health Committee, which approved it on September 9. It is now scheduled for a full City Council vote on September 18, 2026.

Full summary

Councilmember Monica Rodriguez introduced this motion to expand a program that removes RVs from city streets while connecting their occupants to housing — combining encampment cleanup with a direct path to shelter. The motion cites the pilot program in Council District 7, which moved 198 people into permanent supportive housing and another 202 into interim housing, helping 400 individuals total and removing 192 RVs from the street. The program builds on the framework established in related Council File 22-1324, which set a citywide policy for responsible RV removal paired with housing placement. The specific directive is narrow but consequential: the motion instructs the City Administrative Officer to report on how funding in the General City Purposes Fund, Line 19, will be distributed to individual Council Offices to support citywide expansion of the program. That budget line, approved as part of the FY 2026-27 budget signed by the Mayor, is titled Citywide Recreational Vehicle (RV) to Home Program and covers outreach, service referral linkages, and interim housing resources for people living in RVs. The CAO report would clarify how that money flows to each Council district. The Homelessness and Health Committee took up the motion on September 9, 2026, with CAO and Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority staff on hand to answer questions. The committee approved the recommendation 4-0, with one member absent, and forwarded it to the full Council. No fiscal impact analysis from the CAO or Chief Legislative Analyst had been completed at that stage, and no community impact statements were submitted. The item is now scheduled for a full Council vote on September 18, 2026. If adopted, the CAO would be required to produce the allocation report. The file remains open through September 2028, leaving ample time for implementation across Council districts.

Activity (5)

• 2026-09-15 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on September 18, 2026.
• 2026-09-09 Homelessness and Health Committee approved item(s) .
• 2026-09-04 Homelessness and Health Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on September 9, 2026.
• 2026-08-28 City Clerk rereferred item to Homelessness and Health Committee, pursuant to Council File No. 26-2000.
• 2026-08-04 Motion referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.

Documents (3)

• 2026-09-09 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-09-09 Report from Homelessness and Health Committee · report
• 2026-08-04 Motion · motion