Los Angeles, CA — Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors approved two sweeping motions to reform and improve the County’s response to the homelessness crisis.
In addition to authoring a motion to adopt a new framework for Measure H, Hahn also supported a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger and Supervisor Hilda Solis to implement the recommendations of the Blue-Ribbon Commission on Homelessness.
“We have been doing this work for a long time,” said Supervisor Janice Hahn. “I have been frustrated by how persistent the problem of homelessness, and the human suffering that goes along with it, has been. But there is no excuse for settling for the status quo. We need to keep adjusting our strategies until we find the most effective way to get people the help they need. I do not kid myself into believing we have done enough today to solve the homelessness crisis, but these reforms represent progress, and I am hopeful they will help.”