The Board of Supervisors is expected to approve a motion Tuesday from Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Kathryn Barger declaring a countywide state of emergency on homelessness.
The Board of Supervisors is expected to approve a
Because it has become the dominant local issue for city and county residents, pledging immediate action is now the politically obvious thing to do, experts said. “We literally felt as a service provider that we were caught between two parents and who were you supposed to listen to? You respect each. You need each. But they’re not in agreement with each other,” said Stephanie Klasky-Gamer, president of the nonprofit LA Family Housing, one of the region’s largest homeless service providers, which contracts with both the city and county.
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