LOS ANGELES — Mayoral candidate Jessica Lall says that when she looks at the system that dispenses aid and care to homeless people in Los Angeles, she sees a “maddening refrain of ‘it’s not my responsibility.’”
To improve the situation, Lall said Wednesday that if elected she would create a city department of homelessness to coordinate the response to the crisis.
She said that a department singularly focused on homelessness — one in which officials from other agencies can convene to resolve bureaucratic challenges — would help improve the delivery of services to people living on the streets.
