Press Release August 31, 2017 

Los Angeles – Today, City Planning released its draft Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)  Ordinance as part of the City’s Comprehensive Homeless Strategy.

According to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), the number of individuals who are homeless in the City has grown by 20% since 2016. Today, of the estimated 34,189  homeless individuals, 25,237 – or nearly seventy-four percent of the homeless population – are  currently unsheltered.

In order to move homeless individuals off the street and into PSH, the Los Angeles electorate  voted overwhelmingly last fall in support of Measure HHH – a $1.2B local bond that would further  the construction of new housing units for the City’s most vulnerable population.

City Planning has now prepared a proposed ordinance to streamline PSH projects. If adopted, this  ordinance will better ensure that the City is a  responsible steward of these funds, providing a  streamlined pathway for the consideration of PSH projects while also imposing new regulations   which establish stronger development standards for qualifying projects.   ….   Refer to Press Release August 31, 2017