Letters to the Editor: Bass’ promises regarding homelessness were admirable

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To the editor : Doug Smith’s article exposes a hard truth: Despite record spending, Los Angeles continues to struggle with visible homelessness ( “The L.A. homeless count misses people who aren’t in tents or cars, a new Rand study finds,” Oct. 16).

Mayor Karen Bass campaigned on a promise to treat homelessness as an emergency , pledging to bring tens of thousands indoors, cut red tape and build housing faster. But, despite the $1.3 billion allocated toward the issue, the results fall far short of her promises. Even the Rand study cited in the article shows the annual homeless count misses many “rough sleepers” — people without tents or cars who live entirely exposed. If the