LA Homeless Agency Steps Down

Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Commission voted Tuesday not to participate in the LA Continuum of Care Board’s request-for-qualifications process for the region’s lead homelessness agency.

Agency Drops Four Key Responsibilities

LAHSA will not seek to retain responsibility for the annual application for federal homelessness funding, the Homeless Management Information System, the annual point-in-time count or the coordinated-entry system.

Trump Administration Pressures LAHSA

The bombshell decision comes amid accusations from the Trump administration and city and county officials that LAHSA mismanaged taxpayer dollars and failed to provide transparency.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Attacks System

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to Southern California with HUD Secretary Scott Turner to launch a fiery public attack on LA’s homelessness system, saying, 'We cannot solve homelessness by funding systems that perpetuate it.'

“We cannot solve homelessness by funding systems that perpetuate it.”

Federal Court Battles Intensify

The funding fight has already landed in federal court, with HUD suspending further funding to LAHSA until officials could demonstrate adequate safeguards to protect taxpayer dollars.

LAHSA Faces Legal Uncertainty

US District Judge David Carter’s partial preliminary injunction allowed LAHSA access to federal homelessness funding for fiscal year 2026, but the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals overruled Carter’s injunction last week.

County Shifts $300 Million Away

The county has already created a new homelessness department and shifted $300 million away from LAHSA, while the city seeks to establish an independent city-run entity.