Overview
- The Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to adopt the plan, which reduces programs by nearly $200 million to close a projected shortfall.
- Pathway Home loses $92 million, shrinking project sites from 20 to seven, cutting new encampment operations from 30 to 10, and closing 13 motel sites next fiscal year.
- Outreach and navigation programs face $27 million in reductions, with additional cuts to prevention, rental assistance, and acquisition of buildings for housing.
- An extra $21 million now expected from Measure A will restore funding for roughly two dozen outreach positions and about 100 shelter beds, with limited restorations in Long Beach, Pasadena, and Glendale.
- Supervisors ordered tighter contract oversight with the auditor-controller and a 60-day report on antifraud controls, as officials pointed to higher system costs, lost state and federal support, and a $4.3 billion settlement; advocates warned of longer, more visible homelessness.