{"id":2285664,"date":"2024-06-28T21:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T01:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-mayor-celebrates-250-million-homeless-program-as-homelessness-shrinks-for-first-time-in-six-years-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-28T21:05:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T01:05:45","slug":"los-angeles-mayor-celebrates-250-million-homeless-program-as-homelessness-shrinks-for-first-time-in-six-years-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-mayor-celebrates-250-million-homeless-program-as-homelessness-shrinks-for-first-time-in-six-years-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles mayor celebrates $250 million homeless program as homelessness shrinks for first time in six years &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flos-angeles-mayor-celebrates-250-million-homeless-program-as-homelessness-shrinks-for-first-time-in-six-years-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2285664&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Supreme Court&#8217;s recent rulings that facilitate restrictions on homeless encampments coincide \u200dwith a significant\u200b mark of \u2063progress in Los \u2062Angeles, as the city reports its first decrease in homeless figures in several years. Los\u200d Angeles celebrated a 2.2% overall drop in homelessness which includes those in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-exactly-is-ted-cruz-supposed-to-do-about-a-snowstorm-in-his-home-state\/\" title=\"What Exactly Is Ted Cruz Supposed To Do About A Snowstorm In His Home State?\">emergency shelters<\/a> and\u200b those\u200d staying with others, while the count of individuals living in cars, on\u2062 the streets, or in tents \u200cdeclined by 10.4%.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200d development is linked\u2064 with Mayor Karen Bass&#8217;s &#8220;Inside Safe&#8221; initiative, begun in \u20642022, which aims to clear homeless encampments by relocating people to\u200b hotels. The\u200c program, which is funded by taxpayers, costs $17,009 per month for each person. Mayor Bass, spotlighting this success, requested \u200ban additional\u2064 $185 million\u2063 for the initiative in the city&#8217;s budget, following a previous allocation of $250 million.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Bass attributes\u2062 the positive report to the city&#8217;s aggressive response to the homeless crisis, emphasizing cooperation and practical action beyond political barriers. She acknowledges the effort \u200dof various stakeholders, including the LA\u2063 City Council and the \u2063County Board of Supervisors, in making a meaningful impact on the homelessness\u200d crisis in Los Angeles.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Supreme Court<\/a> makes it easier to restrict <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/homelessness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>homeless<\/a> encampments, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Los Angeles<\/a> celebrated the first decline in its homeless population in years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Data released Friday show homelessness dropped on two levels in the past six years. Overall, homelessness decreased by 2.2%. That number accounts for people who have found emergency lodging or are sheltering with relatives, friends, or housing providers. According to the report, the number of people sleeping in cars, streets, and tents decreased by 10.4%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The report follows Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass&rsquo;s &ldquo;Inside Safe&rdquo; initiative, a homelessness reduction program the Democrat leader started in 2022. The effort was a push to reduce homeless encampments by transferring individuals to hotels. Reports indicate the taxpayer-funded program <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/california\/article_c624934e-3702-11ee-aa6c-a3aa4f237ce7.html\">costs<\/a> $17,009 per person per month. In April, Bass asked Los Angeles to allocate $185 million to Inside Safe in the city budget. Her previous budget for the homelessness program was <a href=\"https:\/\/laist.com\/news\/housing-homelessness\/la-mayors-hotel-program-homeless-bass-transparency-budget-spending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>$250 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Mayor Karen Bass speaks in Los Angeles. (AP Photo\/John McCoy, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;For so many years, the count has shown increases in homelessness, and we have all felt that in our neighborhoods. But we leaned into change. And we have changed the trajectory of this crisis and have moved L.A. in a new direction,&rdquo; Bass <a href=\"https:\/\/mayor.lacity.gov\/news\/change-la-homelessness-down-city-la-first-time-years-following-urgent-action-taken-mayor-bass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> in a statement celebrating the report on Friday. <\/p>\n<p>She continued, &ldquo;There is nothing we cannot do by taking on the status quo, putting politics aside, and rolling up our sleeves to work together. I want to thank the City Council, the County Board of Supervisors, LAHSA, our state, federal and community partners and our service provider partners for locking arms to confront this crisis with the urgency that it requires. This is not the end, it is the beginning &mdash; and we will build on this progress, together.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles released the data just hours after the Supreme Court<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3054647\/supreme-court-power-homeless-camps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> released a 3-1 decision<\/a> siding with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oregon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Oregon<\/a> town&rsquo;s law that bans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/homelessness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>homeless people<\/a> from sleeping outdoors. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-barr-did-not-see-fraud-because-he-refused-to-look\/\" title=\"Bill Barr Did Not See Fraud Because He Refused To Look\">court ruled<\/a> that regulating camping on public property does not constitute &ldquo;cruel and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-gives-cities-more-power-to-ban-homeless-camps-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court gives cities more power to ban homeless camps - Washington Examiner\">unusual punishment&#038;rdquo<\/a>; prohibited by the Eighth Amendment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) celebrated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-alito-moves-up-deadline-for-supreme-court-briefing-in-pennsylvania-lawsuit-to-flip-the-election\/\" title=\"Justice Alito Moves Up Deadline For Supreme Court Briefing in Pennsylvania Lawsuit to Flip the Election\">court&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s decision, which gives his state additional power to restrict encampments. The Supreme Court&rsquo;s ruling struck down a San Francisco court&rsquo;s decision that said imposing criminal penalties on homeless encampments violated the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More than a third of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tractor-supplys-dei-reversal-shows-citizen-activism-works\/\" title=\"Tractor Supply&#039;s DEI Reversal Shows Citizen Activism Works\">nation&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s homeless population is in California, where homelessness has risen <a href=\"https:\/\/information.auditor.ca.gov\/reports\/2023-102.1\/index.html\">53%<\/a> since 2013.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While homelessness in Los Angeles appears to have dropped, other California cities continue to see the crisis grow. San Fransisco&rsquo;s overall homeless population has increased, and Orange County is experiencing a spike in homelessness as well.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court&#8217;s new rulings facilitate restrictions on homeless encampments. Meanwhile, Los Angeles reports its first drop in homelessness in years. Recent data indicates a 2.2% decrease in homelessness, including those in emergency or temporary shelters. This marks the city&#8217;s first significant reduction in six years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2285665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Karen-Bass-Los-Angeles.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[33279,11561,33278,14365,32076],"class_list":["post-2285664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-250-million-program","tag-homelessness","tag-los-angeles-mayor","tag-shrinking","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Karen-Bass-Los-Angeles.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2285664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2285664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2285664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2285665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2285664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2285664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2285664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}