Los Angeles County officials warned that a federal executive order ending support for ‘housing first’ policies directly threatens the region’s homelessness strategy and could eliminate more than $150 million in funding for permanent supportive housing programs.
The warning came during a Board of Supervisors meeting as the county prepares to launch a new Department of Homeless Services and Housing on Jan. 1, 2026, consolidating the region’s fragmented response to a crisis affecting tens of thousands of residents.
President Donald Trump’s July executive order “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets” directs federal agencies to stop funding housing-first programs and instead prioritize jurisdictions that enforce laws against urban camping and require treatment as a condition of housing…