Community members got their first chance Wednesday to weigh in on new plans by the city and county of Los Angeles to address the region's growing problem with homelessness.
During two public hearings, advocates for the homeless praised the proposals while others pointed to gaps in the plans, including a lack of strategies to help women who are forced out of their homes because of domestic violence.
The county's draft, released last week, proposed spending $150 million in county and state money on 47 strategies to deal with the homeless. It recommended that 12 of the ideas be undertaken this year.
More than 44,000 people were found to be homeless throughout Los Angeles County in last year's count, representing a 12% increase from 2013. The number of people living on the streets in tents, makeshift encampments and vehicles increased 85% during that period.
The United Way of Greater Los Angeles released a statement calling the proposals “comprehensive, thoughtful and refreshingly honest in talking about the issue of homelessness, its funding and solutions.”
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