LA Mayor-Elect Raman Targets 50% Homelessness Cut Before 2028 Olympics as Activist Doubts Plan
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 14
LA Mayor-Elect Raman Targets 50% Homelessness Cut Before 2028 Olympics as Activist Doubts Plan
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 14
Summary
John Alle, a Santa Monica Coalition co-founder, said Mayor-elect Nithya Raman’s pledge to cut people sleeping in tents and encampments by at least 50% before the 2028 Olympics may amount to a temporary cleanup.
Raman’s plan centers on expanding shelter, housing and rental assistance, deploying medical teams into encampments, moving people into long-term housing or care within 90 days, and auditing stalled projects and homelessness spending.
LA’s 2026 homeless count rose 3.4% in the city and 1.2% across the broader county area, reversing two years of declines under Mayor Karen Bass and raising the stakes for Raman’s target.
Alle argued the city has already spent more than $1 billion with too little transparency, warned supportive housing rules are too lax, and said LA’s crisis is driven more by addiction and mental illness than homelessness alone.
Raman, who defeated Bass and takes office in December, will face pressure to show durable results before LA hosts its first Summer Olympics since 1984.