The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday moved to slash millions allocated to homeless services, as officials seek to resolve a massive budget deficit.
The board unanimously approved an $843 million spending plan for fiscal 2026-2027 for the county’s new Department of Homeless Services and Housing, cutting spending on such initiatives by nearly $200 million.
The development comes as the HSH said last month it was facing a budget deficit of over $303 million. The shortfall has been partly attributed to lower-than-expected revenue from a renewed sales tax. Measure A was originally passed by voters as Measure H in 2017 and renewed in 2024 to allocate homeless funding to HSH and the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Authority, which was the subject of
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