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Across the ten cities, homelessness agenda activity organizes around four overlapping themes: expanding shelter and interim housing capacity (pallet shelters, motel master leasing, navigation centers, Bridge Home facilities); advancing permanent supportive housing through Project Homekey, Prop HHH loan program extensions, and new construction financing; annual federal funding cycles submitting CDBG, ESG, and HOME plans to HUD; and a growing enforcement thread, with Los Angeles passing sitting-and-lying resolutions in multiple Council Districts (CDs 6, 9, 11) and Pomona adopting a new camping-and-storage ordinance in May 2026.
Los Angeles dominates by volume and complexity. Its most consequential recurring item is the Measure ULA amendment—the real-estate transfer tax whose rate, nonprofit reinvestment refunds, and revenue bonding provisions have been in continued consideration across at least six separate Council sessions from April through July 2026. Simultaneously, LA is managing Alliance Settlement Agreement compliance (which imposes homelessness-spending reductions), reforming LAHSA contract management and invoice processing, and opening new interim housing sites through multiple Hope the Mission lease authorizations. Smaller cities operate differently: Redondo Beach leans on county-funded pallet shelters and SRO bridge housing, actively opposed a county governance restructuring proposal in May 2026, and accepted a $260K county grant for SRO/motel beds. Culver City maintains a multi-program portfolio (Homekey, Wellness Village, motel leasing). Glendale and Long Beach are mid-cycle on their HUD submissions. Signal Hill recognized its homeless services liaison and provided a program update, reflecting a lighter but dedicated local infrastructure.
Spending magnitudes vary sharply. Los Angeles anchors the high end: $29.7M in financing for the Prisma Apartments supportive housing project and a $2.5M tax-exempt revenue note for another site. Long Beach committed the largest shelter-service dollars among the non-LA cities—approximately $9.6M in shelter provider contracts (PATH and others), plus $5.02M and $3.9M in second-year county CEO grants, and a $10.7M lease amendment for services operations. Culver City's combined Homekey ($4.18M), Wellness Village ($2.58M), and motel-leasing ($1.34M) portfolio totals roughly $8.1M. Glendale's federal plan allocates $3.21M across CDBG/ESG/HOME. Pomona approved $2.25M for prefabricated modular units for permanent supportive housing. Redondo Beach and Signal Hill operate at the low end ($145K–$375K in grants and lease agreements), relying heavily on county partnerships and pass-through dollars.
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Key items (8)
- [16] CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF AD HOC COMMITTEE ON MEASURE UNITED TO HOUSE LOS ANGELES REPORT relative to amending the Homelessness and Housing Solutions Tax that provides refunds to nonprofit organizations who have paid the ULA tax and are reinvesting the proceeds of the sale towards programs that further the purpose of ULA. — Los Angeles, 2026-06-26 · Central to the most-recurring policy dispute: amending ULA tax to add nonprofit reinvestment refunds, appearing in continued consideration across at least six Council sessions.
- [16] HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a 10 to 15 percent reduction in homelessness spending to meet the terms of the City's Alliance Settlement Agreement. — Los Angeles, 2026-06-23 · Accountability counterweight—homelessness spending reduction required under the Alliance Settlement Agreement, showing LA faces simultaneous pressure to spend more and spend less.
- [8] CD 13 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to adopting the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) Resolution and Minutes; and issuing a supplemental tax-exempt multifamily housing conduit revenue note in an amount up to $29,739,488; and executing related financing documents for the Prisma Apartments Supportive Housing Project located at 6914 West De Longpre Avenue and 1350-1358 North Orange Drive in Council District 13. — Los Angeles, 2026-03-11 · Largest single dollar figure in the dataset: $29.7M in financing for Prisma Apartments supportive housing, illustrating the scale of LA's permanent-housing pipeline.
- [41] Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 37602 with the Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office, to accept and expend second year funding in the amount of $5,023,735, for an updated contract amount not to exceed $9,889,433, for the Measure A: Local Solutions Fund from November 18, 2025 through June 30, 2031 at the discretion of the City Manager; and Increase appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department by $5,023,735, offset by grant revenues. — Long Beach, 2026-06-16 · $5.02M second-year county CEO grant acceptance, the largest homelessness dollar item among non-LA cities and a marker of how deeply county funding underwrites city-level delivery.
- [26-785] CC - CONSENT ITEM: Approval of an Amendment to Existing Professional Services Agreement with Exodus Recovery Inc., as Lead Supportive Service Provider, Operator and Property Manager of the 73 Unit (Plus Two Manager Units) Service-Enriched Culver City Project Homekey Interim and Permanent Supportive Housing Program for Fiscal Year 26/27 in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $4,180,500. — Culver City, 2026-06-22 · $4.18M Homekey supportive housing service-provider amendment illustrates a smaller city sustaining a multi-program portfolio anchored by state housing investments.
- [26-1339] Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance Relating to Camping and Storing Personal Property on Public Property It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 4369 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 46 (“STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES”), ARTICLE XII (“CAMPING, SLEEPING OR STORAGE OF PROPERTY”), SECTIONS 46-601 - 46-606 OF THE POMONA CITY CODE AND ADDING SECTIONS 46-607 - 46-611 RELATING TO CAMPING AND STORING PERSONAL PROPERTY ON PUBLIC PROPERTY — Pomona, 2026-05-04 · Adoption of camping-and-storage ordinance marks a shift toward enforcement as a primary tool in a city simultaneously purchasing $2.25M in modular supportive housing units.
- [2b] City Council Motion to approve FY 2026-27 CDBG, ESG, and HOME Annual Action Plan totaling $3,210,581; authorize the submission of the Annual Action Plan to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as recommended by the CDBG Advisory Committee and Continuum of Care (CoC) Board; and authorize the City Manager or a designee, to redirect excess, cancelled or unused program funds under $50,000 from one project to another with CDBG Advisory Committee approval — Glendale, 2026-06-09 · $3.21M CDBG/ESG/HOME FY2026-27 plan represents the standard federal-funding cycle common to mid-sized cities, with Glendale also amending prior-year plans—a recurring structural pattern.
- [26-0608] AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN A LETTER TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO OPPOSE A BOARD MOTION REGARDING A MORE ACCOUNTABLE HOMELESSNESS GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY INTRODUCED BY SUPERVISOR LINDSEY HORVATH — Redondo Beach, 2026-05-12 · Opposition to county homelessness governance restructuring reveals intergovernmental friction: a smaller city pushing back on county authority even while depending on county grants for its shelter operations.
- Coverage is 10 of LA County's 88 cities today, expanding across the county — not yet a full regional census.
- We compare shares of council attention (% of substantive items), not raw counts, so a small city and a large one compare fairly. Procedural boilerplate (minutes, warrants, proclamations, appointments, presentations) is stripped first.
- Dollars are $ on items naming an amount, deduped to one figure per item — not verified award totals. "—" means no amount was extracted, never that $0 was spent.
- The ingested window differs by city, so totals aren't over identical periods.
How cities compare on homelessness
Share of each city's council attention going to this topic (substantive items), and dollars per resident where amounts were extracted. We don't rank by raw counts.
| City | Attention share | $ (items) | $ / resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona |
3% |
$2.2M | $14.80 |
| Los Angeles |
3% |
$32.2M | $8.44 |
| Long Beach |
2% |
$57.7M | $123.54 |
| Redondo Beach |
2% |
$792K | $11.06 |
| Culver City |
1% |
$8.1M | $198.81 |
| Glendale |
1% |
$12.8M | $65.34 |
| Signal Hill |
1% |
— | — |
| Calabasas |
0% |
— | — |
| Claremont |
0% |
— | — |
| Sierra Madre |
0% |
— | — |
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Vote records are partial — captured only where a city publishes minutes or an official council journal (chiefly Long Beach and Los Angeles); this is not a cross-city contestedness comparison.
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