洛杉矶连续照护机构331比9表决：指定洛县为协作申请方并负责年度无家可归者统计
GSM此前报道，洛杉矶连续照护机构全体成员会议10月9日因到场民众众多、组织方准备不足而中断，表决推迟。改期后的会议于本周二（10月13日）举行，全体成员以331比9表决，指定洛杉矶县为该地区的协作申请方，由县无家可归服务与住房部牵头，并由县负责年度无家可归者即时统计。据FOX 11 Los Angeles 10月13日报道，这一决定出台之际，洛杉矶无家可归者服务管理局（LAHSA）正因被指管理不善和滥用纳税人资金而面临严厉审查。
连续照护机构委员会联合主席本·凯表示，周二的表决只是选定协作申请方，负责无家可归管理信息系统和协调准入系统的机构仍待选定。最终决定预计在10月27日的联邦法院状态会议上作出，这一天也是阻止联邦政府暂停LAHSA资金权限的初步禁令到期之日；凯表示，法院将在状态会议上决定LAHSA、连续照护机构以及过渡计划的下一步，连续照护机构已于周二下午向联邦法官报告此次遴选的过程与结果。
县无家可归服务与住房部主任萨拉·马欣表示，此次表决正值地区局势动荡之时，连续照护机构的行动关系到数亿美元联邦资金的接收，以及全地区1.1万多名接受住房服务者的生计。她表示，该部提出申请是因为有能力和专长胜任这项工作，并致力于建立协作、透明、问责、覆盖全地区的无家可归应对体系。在围绕LAHSA暂停的诉讼中，涉及的资金为数十家机构在2026至2027周期申请的约2.39亿美元。
LAHSA是1993年成立的市县联合机构，历史上一直担任地区无家可归应对的主导机构，负责协作申请、无家可归管理信息系统、年度即时统计和协调准入四项职能。今年6月，联邦住房与城市发展部（HUD）暂停了LAHSA动用联邦资金的权限，LAHSA随后提起诉讼。8月，联邦地区法官戴维·卡特发布部分初步禁令，认定突然断资将危及全地区1.1万多人的住房与服务，恢复了LAHSA在2026财年的申请权限；9月24日，第九巡回上诉法院三名法官以2比1大体驳回了特朗普政府就该禁令提出的上诉。HUD发表声明称，坚持其暂停决定的合法性，并将遵守第九巡回法院的临时命令。9月15日，LAHSA委员会表决决定不申请续任连续照护机构的领导职能；LAHSA与市政府管理项目和合同的协议将持续到2027年6月30日。
在此次表决前，洛杉矶县申请了LAHSA的全部四项职能，洛杉矶市申请了其中两项。洛杉矶市市长凯伦·巴斯、市议会议长马奎斯·哈里斯-道森以及市议员伊莎贝尔·胡拉多、蒂姆·麦科斯克和伊梅尔达·帕迪利亚在10月9日的联合声明中表示，市政府应在无家可归项目和住房安置决策中保留一席之地，并指出洛杉矶市每年投入数亿美元住房资金，却对谁能入住这些住房缺乏足够的决定权。县监事林赛·霍瓦斯在表决前周六发表声明称，洛杉矶县已准备好牵头并与县内各市合作。这次表决原定上周五（10月9日）举行，因希望发言的民众人数众多、组织方准备不足而推迟；巴斯与四名市议员曾批评这一改期，认为洛杉矶市民因此被剥夺了发言机会。
洛杉矶连续照护机构是由LAHSA、各城市、县政府、服务机构等组成的协作体，负责协调地区无家可归项目与联邦资金；长滩、格伦代尔和帕萨迪纳拥有各自独立的连续照护机构，不在此列。全体成员有权指定机构负责地区管理职能，包括管理无家可归数据、协调住房安置和监督联邦拨款申请。
（资料来源：FOX 11 Los Angeles、MyNewsLA 2026年10月13日报道；洛杉矶市长办公室2026年10月9日声明；LAHSA官网发布；《洛杉矶时报》2026年9月24日报道）
L.A. Continuum of Care Votes 331-9 to Name County as Collaborative Applicant and Point-in-Time Count Lead
GSM previously reported that the Los Angeles Continuum of Care general membership meeting broke down on October 9, when organizers were unprepared for the large crowd, and the vote was postponed. At the rescheduled meeting on Tuesday, October 13, the general membership voted 331-9 to designate Los Angeles County as the region's collaborative applicant, led by the county Department of Homeless Services and Housing, and to put the county in charge of the annual point-in-time homelessness count, FOX 11 Los Angeles reported on October 13. The decision came as the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) faces intense scrutiny over alleged mismanagement and misuse of taxpayer dollars.
Ben Kay, co-chair of the Continuum of Care Board, said Tuesday's vote was only to select a collaborative applicant, and that an entity or entities to oversee the Homeless Management Information System and the coordinated entry system are still to be selected. A final determination is expected on October 27 at a federal court status conference, the same day a preliminary injunction blocking the federal suspension of LAHSA's access to federal funds is set to expire. Kay said the court will use the conference to decide next steps for LAHSA, the Continuum of Care and transition plans, and that the Continuum of Care reported the selection process and outcome to a federal judge on Tuesday afternoon.
Sarah Mahin, director of the county Department of Homeless Services and Housing, said the vote came at a tumultuous time, when the Continuum of Care's actions could affect the region's ability to accept hundreds of millions of federal dollars and support more than 11,000 people receiving housing services. She said the department applied because it has the capacity and expertise for the work, and is committed to a collaborative, transparent, accountable and fully regional homeless response system. In the litigation over LAHSA's suspension, the funding at issue is the roughly $239 million sought by dozens of organizations for the 2026-27 cycle.
LAHSA, a joint city-county agency established in 1993, has historically served as the region's lead agency, handling the collaborative application, the Homeless Management Information System, the annual point-in-time count and the coordinated entry system. In June, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) suspended LAHSA's access to federal funds, and LAHSA sued. In August, U.S. District Judge David Carter issued a partial preliminary injunction, finding that a sudden loss of funding would jeopardize housing and services for more than 11,000 people, and restored LAHSA's authority for fiscal year 2026. On September 24, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, by 2-1, largely denied the Trump administration's appeal over the injunction. HUD said it stands by the lawfulness of its suspension and will comply with the 9th Circuit's temporary order. On September 15, the LAHSA Commission voted not to apply to continue its Continuum of Care leadership roles. LAHSA's agreements with the city to manage programs and contracts run through June 30, 2027.
Ahead of the vote, Los Angeles County had applied for all four of LAHSA's roles, while the City of Los Angeles sought two of them. In a joint statement on October 9, Mayor Karen Bass, City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Councilmembers Ysabel Jurado, Tim McOsker and Imelda Padilla said the city should retain a role in decisions on homelessness programs and housing placements, noting that Los Angeles spends hundreds of millions of dollars on housing but lacks sufficient authority to determine who occupies those units. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath said in a statement on Saturday before the vote that the county was prepared to lead and to partner with every city in the county. The vote was originally scheduled for Friday, October 9, but was delayed because organizers were unprepared to accommodate the large crowd of people who wanted to weigh in. Bass and the four councilmembers had criticized the rescheduling, arguing that Angelenos were silenced by the delay.
The Los Angeles Continuum of Care is a collaborative body made up of LAHSA, cities, the county, service providers and other entities, responsible for coordinating regional homelessness programs and federal funding. Long Beach, Glendale and Pasadena are excluded, as each has its own Continuum of Care. The general membership has the authority to designate entities to oversee regional administrative functions, including managing homelessness data, coordinating housing placements and overseeing applications for federal grants.
(Source: FOX 11 Los Angeles and MyNewsLA reports, October 13, 2026; Office of Mayor Karen Bass statement, October 9, 2026; LAHSA releases; Los Angeles Times, September 24, 2026)
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