Bass’ $250-million budget proposal for homelessness program clears a key council hurdle
LA TimesPeople living in tents behind the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures were moved into a motel in February under Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe program. Mayor Karen Bass’ first citywide budget cleared an important hurdle on Friday, with a five-member committee paving the way for her to spend $250 million on Inside Safe, her strategy for combating homelessness. The City Council’s Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee struck a compromise with Bass over efforts to secure additional oversight over Inside Safe, which has been moving unhoused Angelenos into hotels, motels and other facilities. “The mayor is confident that the collaboration with the City Council established over the past five months will continue.” When the council approved $50 million for Inside Safe in January, council members said they wanted biweekly reports on the progress of the initiative. “Since Inside Safe is under the mayor’s office, some interpretations of city law make it difficult for us to independently assess,” he said on Twitter in March.
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