LA City Council OKs Budget, With Nearly $1 Billion For Homeless Crisis

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks during a press conference on March 4, 2020. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a 2021-22 fiscal year budget May 20 that was proposed by Mayor Eric Garcetti and includes historic spending to combat the homelessness crisis.

Once various adjustments approved during the council’s discussion are incorporated into the document, it will return for a final vote sometime next week. The council has until June 1 to send the budget to Garcetti’s desk for a final signature.