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Council advances housing, safety and recovery efforts

Los AngelesAug 4, 20264 min read

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The Council approved a broad package of homelessness funding, including $54.7 million in Measure A transfers for Tiny Home Village operations, Project Homekey operations and administration, plus up to $17.9 million for Inside Safe services.

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The actions continue funding for interim housing, hygiene services, outreach, rental subsidies and other homelessness programs through June 30, 2027. The Council also approved a $450,000 contract for expert help developing a new homelessness structure and implementation plan. Other decisions addressed extreme-heat resilience, environmental monitoring after the Boyle Heights warehouse fire, public safety, transportation improvements and several Business Improvement Districts.

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Approved, subject to mayoral approval, major homelessness-related transfers for fiscal year 2026-27, including $54,725,376 in Measure A funding for Tiny Home Village operations, Project Homekey operations and administration.
Approved up to $17,856,712.50 for advance fiscal year 2026-27 Inside Safe service-provider and administration costs.
Approved $450,000 for expert consultant services to help develop a new homelessness structure with an implementation plan.
Authorized the Bureau of Street Services to apply for Round 2 funding under the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program.
Approved a motion directing environmental reporting on water-quality testing and cleanup efforts related to the June 2026 Lineage Logistics warehouse fire in Boyle Heights.
Approved a program feasibility report on proactively demolishing abandoned structures that pose significant fire risks, with a 14-day historic-resource review when feasible.
Approved a $50,000 reward payment for information leading to an arrest and conviction in a fatal hit-and-run case.
Approved a November 3, 2026 ballot measure concerning a retroactive Measure ULA tax exemption for certain residential properties damaged or destroyed in the January 2025 Palisades Fire.
Established or modified several Business Improvement Districts, including districts in Venice Beach, Century City, Westwood, West Adams, Old Granada Village and Larchmont Village.
Denied an appeal and certified the environmental review for the Scattergood Generating Station Units 1 and 2 Green Hydrogen-Ready Modernization Project; the vote was 11-3, with three members absent.
Approved a $32,569.72 transfer for school-safety improvements near Ohio Avenue, Selby Avenue and Wilkins Avenue.
Approved $618,000 to convert three CARE Team operation days into CARE+ Team operation days.

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