Statement From L.A. Business Council on Support for Legal Imperative to Provide a Roof Over the Head of the Homeless Combined With Services
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Thursday, November 21, 2019
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It is time for L.A.s homeless crisis to be treated with the same urgency and expediting of resources as weve done to address other crises, such as the Northridge earthquake.
Key Points:
- It is time for L.A.s homeless crisis to be treated with the same urgency and expediting of resources as weve done to address other crises, such as the Northridge earthquake.
- The same poll found that 75% of voters support a legal right to shelter that would prioritize urgently bringing people indoors.
- This legal obligation would compel California cities and counties to prioritize resources to get any homeless person who wants to be brought indoors a safe place to sleep with a roof overhead.
- Funding for this initiative should be covered by redirecting untapped state resources coupled with a combined effort to engage private and nonprofit philanthropic investments.