The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved sweeping cuts to an array of homeless services, a move some advocates said will push more people onto the streets. Pathway Home, the county program that cleans up encampments and moves people into motels and shelters, will see a $92-million cut in funding, according to the county homeless department. Folding the bed rate increase into the homeless budget cost more than $100 million, according to the county homeless department. The coming reductions to some homeless programs could threaten the slight progress Los Angeles has made in getting people housed in recent years. In 2025, there was about 72,000 people living on the streets or in shelters in L.A. County, 4.3% fewer than in 2023, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 05, 2026 00:18 UTC