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# LOS ANGELES – LA mayor backs proposed federal Ending Homelessness Act
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/la-mayor-backs-proposed-federal-ending-homelessness-act/
- Published: 2019-07-02T11:45:53.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-17T18:41:46.000Z
- Author: news
- Tags: Community, Government & Politics, News, Ending Homelessness Act, homelessness crisis, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 12:50

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and a group of other city leaders from around California and the nation are backing the proposed Ending Homelessness Act.

The legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters would use more than $13 billion to the efforts of cities to deal with the homelessness crisis.

Garcetti says in a statement Monday that homelessness is a national emergency that requires federal action.

Thousands of people live on the streets of Los Angeles, where tent encampments line many streets and filth is a problem.

Among California officials also supporting the legislation are the mayors of Sacramento, Oakland, Anaheim, Santa Ana and Riverside.

Associated Press