Measure A Goals and Responsive Regional Plan
Measure A Goals
Per Measure A, the Board of Supervisors (Board) adopted numeric target metrics, developed by the LTRHA and recommended by the ECRHA, that correspond to the five high-level Goals outlined in the Ordinance to measure progress by the end of 2030 with annual milestones. Including in the recommendation were key conditions for success and assumptions that are factoring in as necessary to reach the proposed targets. These conditions for success and assumptions are major components of ensuring goals are met and may in some cases necessitate changes to existing systems and policies.
The creation of goals was mandated by Measure A, but the adopted goals and metrics are not restricted to Measure A-funded efforts and are meant to guide and measure the collective efforts of all homeless programs and funding in the Los Angeles region, whether those efforts are funded by Measure A or another funding source.
Measure A Goals and Target Metrics
Increase the number of people moving from encampments into permanent housing to reduce unsheltered homelessness with a focus on addressing gender, ethnic and racial disproportionality, disparities and inequities.
Decrease by 30% the number of people experiencing unsheltered
homelessness from a baseline of 52,365 in 2024 to a target of 36,656 in 2030
Increase by 80% the number of people moving into permanent housing from unsheltered settings from a baseline of 5,937 in FY 23-24 to a target of 10,687 in 2030
Increase by 32% the rate of people moving into interim housing from
unsheltered settings from a baseline of 34% in FY 23-24 to a target of 45% in 2030
- Significant Progress Must Be Made on Other Goals
- Reconfiguration of Pathways into Permanent Housing
- The Region Must Produce More Housing, and it Must Be Accessible to Unsheltered People
- Increasing Interim Housing Must Continue Beyond Emergencies
- Advocacy to Maintain Federal Funding Must Continue
- New Data Tools Should Be Used to Track Outcomes
Reduce the number of people with mental illness and/or substance use disorders who experience homelessness with a focus on addressing gender, ethnic and racial disproportionality, disparities and inequities.
Reduce by 15% the number of people with SMI alone experiencing
homelessness from a baseline of 14,056 in FY 23-24 to a target of 11,978 in 2030
Reduce by 10% the number of people with SUD alone experiencing
homelessness from a baseline of 8,697 in FY 23-24 to a target of 7,827 in 2030
Reduce by 10% the number of people with co-occurring SMI and SUD
experiencing homelessness from a baseline of 20,446 in FY 23-24 to a target of 18,401 in 2030
- Effective and Robust Services Must Be Available
- The Region Must Maximize Leveraging MediCal
- Maximize Utilization of Existing Housing and Shelter
- Advocacy to Maintain Federal Funding, Including MediCal Waiver, Must Continue
Increase the number of people permanently leaving homelessness with a focus on addressing gender, ethnic and racial disproportionality, disparities and inequities.
Increase by 57% the number of service participants who exit
homelessness to permanent housing from a baseline of 19,127 in FY 23-24 to a target of 30,000 in 2030
Increase by 101% the number of service participants who retain
permanent housing, two years after they exit homelessness from a baseline of 10,501 in FY 23-24 to a target of 21,104 in 2030
- The Region Must Produce More Housing, and it Must Be Accessible to Unsheltered People
- Maximize Occupancy in PSH Sites
- State Funding Must Continue
- Advocacy to Maintain Federal Funding Must Continue
- Alignment with Prevention
Prevent people from falling into homelessness with a focus on addressing gender, ethnic and racial disproportionality, disparities and inequities.
Reduce the number of people who become newly-homeless by 20%
from a baseline of 63,202 in FY 23-24 to a target of 50,561 in 2030
- Prevention Funding and Programs Must Be Targeted and Cater to Those at Greatest Risk, Or They Will Not Reduce Inflow
- Prevention Funding Must Align with Equity Goals
- The Region Needs A Prevention System with an Appointed Executive Manager
- Eligibility for homelessness service workers
- Augment Funding
- Data
- Accessibility
- Evaluation
- Service History
Increase the number of affordable housing units in Los Angeles County with a focus on addressing gender, ethnic and racial disproportionality, disparities and inequities.
Increase by 41%-53% the current level of affordable housing
production, from a baseline of 1,700 units in FY 23-24 to a target of 2,400-2,600 units in 2030
Increase by the current level of affordable housing units being preserved, to a total of 420 at-risk units preserved annually
- Resources from Federal, State, and Local Sources Must Stay Steady
- Innovation Must Play a Role in Bringing Down Costs, Diversifying Financing
- Increasing Federal Budget Authority Can Increase Vouchers in Circulation
- Housing Funding Should Be Allocated According to Gaps in Production
- Measure A Can Be Sole Source or Leveraged
- LACAHSA Can Issue Bonds, and Increase Leverage
- Production Alone Will Not Close the Gap
- Focus on Shovel Ready Projects
Responsive Regional Plan
The Responsive Regional Plan, is a publicly available tool that seeks to enhance regional coordination by providing visibility into both local jurisdiction and countywide efforts and improve tracking drivers of progress toward the Measure A goals and objectives. The Responsive Regional Plan will inform and strengthen the region’s ability to align policy and program design across jurisdictions, inform best practices for standardizations of care, collaborate and remove roadblocks, scale effective programs, identify opportunities for system and cost efficiencies and drive investments toward greatest impact to achieve the Measure A goals. With participation from all local jurisdictions, the plan will provide an opportunity for alignment across countywide programmatic efforts, including but not limited to those funded by Measure A. As a living plan, it will continuously evolve, incorporating course corrections as the region adapts and continuously improves its efforts.
The Responsive Regional Plan has four components:
- Goals – As outlined by Measure A;
- Metrics – Adopted by the Board to measure progress toward goals; a. Should the Board adopt revised metrics, the same changes will be reflected in the Responsive Regional Plan;
- Impact Categories – Groups of similar or like action items aimed at achieving the goals of Measure A; and
- Action Items – Unique or collaborative initiatives, efforts, and programs implemented within or across jurisdictions.”
The Responsive Regional Plan is currently under construction. Check back later for more updates.
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