Housing

Homelessness and the housing shortage in Los Angeles County is a crisis. No one should be without shelter, a bed, or access to vital resources. The annual Point-in-Time Count which quantifies the unhoused population in Los Angeles County, showed that homelessness has been and is still on the rise. As of today, there are approximately 75,000 people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County. And across the San Gabriel Valley, there are about 5,000 people experiencing homelessness on a given night. This is unacceptable and I am committed to finding solutions to this crisis.

During the fiscal year Congressional appropriations process, Members of Congress are able to submit requests to bring federal dollars to our local communities, otherwise known as Community Project Funding (CPF) requests. Each year, one of my top priorities in the Community Project Funding is increasing the supply of affordable housing in the San Gabriel Valley.

Since 2022, I have secured $8 million dollars for the San Gabriel Valley Regional Housing Trust’s Project Pipeline, which builds local affordable housing units for those who need it most. For example, the $4 million I helped secure for this Pipeline in 2023 went to the creation of 60 affordable housing units for families in Claremont. I am committed to continuing to support this important project and the increasing supply of affordable housing in our communities.

Additionally, I am working through the legislative process to provide more federal housing vouchers, improve tax incentives for affordable housing development, bolster homeownership opportunities, and provide more community funds for homeless assistance.