Los Angeles City Council to Create $50 Million Emergency Homeless Fund

Tents line the street in Skid Row in Los Angeles on Sept. 17, 2019. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

The Los Angeles City Council will create a $50 million emergency fund to address the city’s homelessness crisis.

Council members approved a motion on Jan. 18 to transfer city funds to a new emergency homeless response account—$26.5 million from the general fund and $23.5 million from what was previously set aside for COVID-19 response. The motion, which was authored by Council President Paul Krekorian,  passed 13–0.