In Featured, News by Ged Kenslea
February 25, 2021
LOS ANGELES (February 24, 2021) Today, the Los Angeles City Council approved a motion that instructs city agencies to provide a report about city-owned properties that can be used for temporary or permanent homeless housing. Housing Is A Human Right (HHR) applauds the council’s action, and we urge L.A. elected leaders to swiftly provide more housing for the vulnerable.
“We thank L.A. Councilmember Kevin de León for his leadership in sponsoring the motion,” said
Susie Shannon, Policy Director of Housing Is A Human Right. “We’re pleased to see the City Council approve the homeless housing report — it’s been long overdue. The City Council and Mayor Eric Garcetti must now ensure that the report is completed quickly — and then produce housing with urgency. More than 1,300 unhoused people died last year in L.A. County. Lives hang in the balance, especially as the pandemic continues.”