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Los Angeles County Grand Jury • 2022-2023

Housing Vouchers for LOW Income and Homeless Angelenos

116 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 25 findings

F1 Page 275
The outdated AJIS system creates long delays for inmates at the IRC, as well as difficult and inefficient working conditions for IRC staff.
No recommendations for this finding
F2 Page 275
The Court and the IRC are unable to share digital information on their respective information systems.
No recommendations for this finding
F3 Page 275
Excessive reliance on overtime hours results from high staff turnover and high levels of absenteeism due to, among other things, work related injuries.
No recommendations for this finding
F4 Page 296
Recidivism is a huge problem that appears to be unaddressed by any Los Angeles County agency. Approximately 40% of juveniles who go into juvenile detention nationwide ended up in prison by the age of 25.
No recommendations for this finding
F5 Page 296
Probation officers and custody assistants assigned to juvenile facilities have no safety or protective gear available when handling youthful offenders who are acting out or acting up, committing physical assaults or destroying property.
No recommendations for this finding
F6 Page 296
There are few consequences and little accountability for juvenile offenders when they misbehave or act out. The rules have to change to protect both the juveniles and their guardians, and then be enforced.
No recommendations for this finding
F7 Page 296
At the least, the youngest, non-violent juvenile offenders deserve to be rehabilitated and educated while detained. They are, after all, adolescents, and mostly redeemable.
No recommendations for this finding
F8 Page 296
There is a distinct shortage of counseling, mental health care, and family reunification services available to juveniles detained at the juvenile halls and camps.
No recommendations for this finding
F9 Page 296
The Committee realizes that there may be some juvenile offenders who cannot be rehabilitated. Regardless, those youth still deserve to be treated with a modicum of respect and tolerance insofar as it can be achieved without putting anyone at risk of harm. JUVENILE JUSTICE CYA 2022-2023 LOS ANGELES COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY
No recommendations for this finding
F10 Page 297
Staffing problems at juvenile facilities are at critical levels, due to probation officers and staff members not coming in to work because of injuries, stress, and other management issues.
No recommendations for this finding
F11 Page 297
Probation and custody officers are unable to handle juveniles who act up or act out with physical violence because of current restrictions on physical contact and control. JUVENILE JUSTICE CYA 2022-2023 LOS ANGELES COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY
No recommendations for this finding
F12 Page 342
The State has passed SB 6 and AB 211 that allows conversion of underutilized and vacant commercial buildings to be converted into housing.
No recommendations for this finding
F13 Page 342
The City charges a linkage fee of $10.38 per square foot for new housing construction and $4.15 per square foot for commercial construction, whereas, San Francisco charges $24 and $10.38 respectively. The amount the City charges is too little. LACK OF HOUSING THE SOCIAL INJUSTICE OF THE 21ST CENTURY 2022-2023 LOS ANGELES COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY
No recommendations for this finding
F14 Page 343
The City hinders construction of new units not built in the traditional manner, using traditional materials, such as modular housing, container housing, tiny self-contained homes and pre- fabricated housing.
No recommendations for this finding
F15 Page 343
B&S charges a School Tax of $4.79 per square foot of new construction.
No recommendations for this finding
F16 Page 343
Mayor Bass’s ED1 directive will facilitate the development 100% PSH through streamlining the entitlement and permitting process.
No recommendations for this finding
F17 Page 343
Using a private capital group model of building 100% PSH reduces the average cost of the housing to $225,000 per unit from $600,000 - $700,000 per unit, using the HHH funding and construction methods.
No recommendations for this finding
F18 Page 343
Use of tax credits for funding is very costly and time consuming.
No recommendations for this finding
F19 Page 343
There is a requirement that any developer who wants to build low income permanent housing must have already built them for two years.
No recommendations for this finding
F20 Page 343
The total allotment for HUD vouchers for the City is 58,000 per year. These vouchers are all allocated.
No recommendations for this finding
F21 Page 343
Many landlords violate the antidiscrimination law regarding renting to potential voucher holders.
No recommendations for this finding
F22 Page 343
According to Mayor Bass, the City is going to repurpose available land, such as SRO’s. There have been problems with adequate funds to provide the upkeep, maintenance, repairs and additions to these properties.
No recommendations for this finding
F23 Page 343
There is a delay in the permitting process of the upkeep, maintenance, repairs and additions of repurposed property.
No recommendations for this finding
F24 Page 343
There are 10,000 people with vouchers in the City who have been unable to find housing.
No recommendations for this finding
F25 Page 296
5. Probation officers and custody assistants assigned to juvenile facilities have no safety or protective gear available when handling youthful offenders who are acting out or acting up, committing physical assaults or destroying property.
No recommendations for this finding