Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Karen Bass made ending homelessness the centerpiece of her mayoral campaign. Now, the latest numbers show homelessness in the City of Los Angeles is up 3.4%, while the number of people living on the streets or in their vehicles has surged 7.9% after two years of declines.
The new figures are a major political setback as Bass seeks reelection and raise new questions about whether the city’s homelessness strategy is delivering the results Angelenos were promised.
Karen Bass made ending homelessness the centerpiece of her mayoral campaign. Now, the latest numbers show homelessness in the City of Los Angeles is up 3.4%, while the number of people living on the streets or in their vehicles has surged 7.9% after two years of declines.
The new figures are a major political setback as Bass seeks reelection and raise new questions about whether the city’s homelessness strategy is delivering the results Angelenos were promised.
