“Every year LAHSA’s point-in-time homeless count gives us a snapshot of how we’re doing in our efforts to address the homelessness crisis,” said Councilmember Tim McOsker. “A month into my first term was when LAHSA conducted this year’s count. While it’s tragic how high these numbers are, we expected numbers like this. I walked every inch of this district during the campaign and saw the enormity of our crisis in real time. This is my community, and my team and I know each neighborhood, street and alleyway of the One-Five, which is why we hit the ground running in December.”
“Since the January point-in-time count, I’ve been working with the Mayor and the Council to address the root causes of homelessness. From keeping roofs over heads and improving our mental health support, we are also addressing street homelessness safely and compassionately through Inside Safe operations. However, with a 10% increase in the city and a 9% increase in the county, these numbers are startling and show the issue is too big for our jurisdictions to handle by ourselves. We need to work together with every level of government including our neighboring cities and counties, state and federal partners - because we can’t do it alone.”
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