Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Unveils $1.3 Billion Homelessness Budget

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Unveils $1.3 Billion Homelessness Budget
Karen Bass speaks at her mayoral inauguration ceremony at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on Dec. 11, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Jamie Joseph
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass unveiled her $13 billion budget proposal for 2023–2024 on April 18, the first of her tenure.

The budget prioritizes the city’s sprawling homelessness problem with a record-high $1.3 billion allocated for more housing, purchasing hotels and motels, substance abuse treatment beds, and establishing a new agency of homeless solutions in her office. The new fiscal year begins on July 1.

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Jamie is a California-based reporter covering issues in Los Angeles and state policies for The Epoch Times. In her free time, she enjoys reading nonfiction and thrillers, going to the beach, studying Christian theology, and writing poetry. You can always find Jamie writing breaking news with a cup of tea in hand.
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