Los Angeles, California — Mayor Karen Bass has declined an invitation to testify before a House oversight subcommittee examining federal homelessness funding in Los Angeles, saying she is unavailable for the Sept. 15 hearing.
Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., chairman of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, launched the inquiry last week over what he described as potential waste, fraud and abuse involving federal grants administered through the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.
Bass’s attorney, David Michaelson, responded Sept. 4 that the mayor could not attend on the requested date but said her office is reviewing records sought by the committee. He also emphasized that LAHSA is a separate governmental entity jointly overseen by Los Angeles city and county appointees…