For the first time, L.A. County’s homelessness sales tax is providing dedicated funding directly to all 88 cities — a key selling point of Measure A that was supposed to empower local leaders to tackle the growing crisis in their own communities.
But some local leaders say they’re still getting shortchanged.
The new half-cent sales tax is expected to generate about $1 billion annually for homeless services and affordable housing in L.A. County. That includes about $96 million this year for the county’s new Local Solutions Fund, a pot of money divided up between L.A.’s municipalities…