LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — City Council members declared a local emergency on Tuesday, which sought new resources to battle homelessness in Los Angeles.
At 9:15 a.m., City Council President Herb Wesson and members of the city’s Homelessness and Poverty Committee submitted a motion that approves up to $100 million to be spent on services for the homeless.
According to city officials, the funds will be used to prioritize permanent, supportive housing and shelter programs.
“Craving protection from the elements is a basic human instinct,” said Wesson. “As a moral society, we have an obligation to provide shelter for the shelter-less. Today, we step away from the insanity of doing the same thing and hoping for different results, and instead chart our way to ending homelessness in Los Angeles.”
Council members discussed the motion during a time when the L.A. region has seen an uptick in the number of families and individuals living in the streets.
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