Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily
Housing Reform Meets Inside Safe Accountability
Thursday, June 11, 2026 · 6 min
Los Angeles homelessness policy and California housing reform are back in focus: Mayor Bass is pitching Inside Safe’s encampment-to-housing model, while Gov. Gavin Newsom signs SB 79 and related bills to speed homes near transit.
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Los Angeles homelessness policy and California housing reform are back in focus: Mayor Bass is pitching Inside Safe’s encampment-to-housing model, while Gov. Gavin Newsom signs SB 79 and related bills to speed homes near transit.
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- Inside Safe | Mayor Karen Bass
# Inside Safe Mayor Bass is moving Los Angeles forward with an urgent and strategic approach to confronting the homelessness crisis, which includes declaring a state of emergency, taking action to dramatically accelerate and lower the cost of building affordable and temporary housing, and moving to maximize the use of City-owned property for temporary and permanent housing. In order to…
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