Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA)
Coverage of Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) in the Nexus archive.
- Federal Judge Blocks Trump Plan to Suspend Federal Funding to LAHSA
A judge blocked the Trump administration’s decision to suspend federal funding to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) over fraud allegations. U.S. District Judge David Carter issued an injunction allowing LAHSA access to federal homelessness funding for fiscal year 2026, thereby protecting housing and services for more than 11,000 people.
- LA’s lead homelessness agency sues HUD, challenging suspension of funds
LA’s lead homelessness agency, LAHSA, sued the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) over a federal funding suspension it claims is unjustified. HUD suspended LAHSA pending an investigation into alleged mismanagement, threatening $241 million in federal funding for homelessness programs in Los Angeles County.
- More than 250 tax-funded LA apartments sit empty under key Mayor Bass homelessness strategy
More than 250 tax-funded apartments in Los Angeles remain vacant under Mayor Karen Bass's master leasing strategy to address homelessness, with vacancy rates nearly four times higher than San Francisco's. Taxpayers continue to fund these empty units, drawing criticism from officials including L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, who called the situation a 'moral failure.'