L.A. Homeless Services Authority Debuts Method of Tracking Available Housing
February 20, 2020
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which oversees the region’s efforts to combat homelessness but has faced some questions over the speed and scope of its work, unveiled an operational strategy today that it says will mirror responses to natural disasters. LAHSA interim executive director Heidi Marston said the Housing Central Command is an effort to revamp how city, county and federal agencies work together and increase the speed and effectiveness of getting homeless people into available housing. The HCC will use real-time data of the area’s permanent supportive housing availability as well as funding streams, available vacant units and