City Council approves LACAHSA housing plan
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Council approved the LAHD recommendations to deploy Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA) funds, including amending authorization to transfer up to $29,493,666 to HACLA for a Social Housing Pilot, with a requirement that LAHD report program specifics to the Housing and Homelessness Committee before contracting.
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The council voted to use County LACAHSA funds to support affordable housing programs in the city. It authorized up to $29.5 million to be transferred to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) to start a Social Housing Pilot, but the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) must first report the program details to the Housing and Homelessness Committee before signing a contract. The report says there is no immediate impact on the City General Fund, though one subsidy option could need additional funding in a second year.
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- Approved LAHD Recommendation Nos. A–E and G–K from the January 7, 2026 report (Council File No. 25-0400), subject to mayoral approval.
- Amended Recommendation F to authorize LAHD to contract and transfer up to $29,493,666 from Account No. 43CD64 PPO-New Construction to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) for a Social Housing Pilot.
- Instructed LAHD to work with HACLA and report specifics of the Social Housing Pilot to the Housing and Homelessness Committee before contracting.
- Noted fiscal impacts: no current General Fund effect; some reprogramming could support a Time-Limited Subsidy (TLS) program and one TLS option may require an estimated $10,090,000 in a second year.
- Item was adopted forthwith by a vote of 14 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent.
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