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   Homeless family living in Skid Row enjoy a meal   
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   Knewz.com is reporting that Los Angeles officials are exploring changes to   
   improve oversight of homelessness funding, following audits that   
   identified the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority's (LAHSA) lack of   
   transparency and accountability. The City Council voted unanimously to   
   consider alternatives to LAHSA, including direct contracts with service   
   providers. The decisions come amid LAHSA's ongoing financial management   
   issues.   
      
   LA Mission distributes food to thousands of homeless people   
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   Established in the 90s, the agency has faced scrutiny over its financial   
   practices. Councilmember Monica Rodriguez (D-LA) criticized LAHSA's   
   inability to account for its expenditures and advocated for a city   
   department to manage homelessness programs.   
      
   Volunteers serve homeless people during an annual feast   
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   Rodriguez stated, “It's now been verified by two audits that they cannot   
   produce an account for the work that they are funded to do. And that, to   
   me, is an egregious breach of taxpayer trust.”   
      
   Homeless encampment in LA's Chatsworth neighborhood   
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   LAHSA coordinates funding for essential services such as shelter and food   
   programs for unhoused residents. It currently has an annual budget of   
   approximately $875 million.   
      
   Homeless mother of two leaves an abusive home and returns to the street   
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   The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently approved a $908   
   million funding package for homeless services. The package includes   
   allocations from Measure A, a new half-cent sales tax set to replace the   
   previous quarter-cent Measure H.   
      
   Thanksgiving Day celebration for homeless people in LA   
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   LA County Supervisor Lindsay Horvath said, “With recent audits   
   underscoring the urgent need for reform and stronger accountability, now   
   is the time to implement long overdue change.”   
      
   Homesess encampment near a Metrolink stop   
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   Supervisor Janice Hahn stated, “Measure A is a major shift in our strategy   
   for taking on homelessness. Instead of the county deciding where and how   
   every dollar gets spent, our cities will get their own allocations for   
   shelter, outreach, services and affordable housing.”   
      
   Skid Row residents and homeless people from LA receive services   
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   The budget reduces funding for programs like mobile legal clinics but   
   maintains essential resources for services targeting young adults and   
   homelessness prevention. The Board intends to cut the unsheltered   
   population by 30% in the coming years.   
      
   An eviction forces Michael Williams' family to treat his chronic pulmonary   
   disease while homeless   
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   Supervisor Lindsey Horvath said, “Cutting funds for our transition-age   
   youth is both cruel and irresponsible.” Horvath added, “And sacrificing   
   our prevention services cuts our most cost-effective way to keep people   
   housed and risks increasing flow into homelessness.”   
      
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