Homelessness And The City Of Los Angeles

The report was released on April 16, 2015 by the City of Los Angeles, California Administrative Officer Miguel Santana in a memo to the City Council. On February 25, 2015, the Housing Committee instructed the City Administrative Officer to review resources used by various departments on activity related to homelessness. The report is based on interviews with city departments about their costs of handling homeless individuals. The memo reported that the city of Los Angeles spends $100 million a year on homelessness. About $87 million of that is related to arrests and police services; about 14% of people arrested by . . .