Feds Take First Step in Dismantling Los Angeles' Homeless Industrial Complex, Cutting Funds to LAHSA
Feds Take First Step in Dismantling Los Angeles' Homeless Industrial Complex, Cutting Funds to LAHSA By Jennifer Van Laar | 1:10 PM on June 11, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. Due to ongoing financial management issues revealed in prior audits, LA County has withdrawn future funding for the agency, establishing its own Department of Homeless Services and Housing (which will undoubtedly also be filled with fraud). The audit found that $1.7 million was paid out on a $2.1 million contract to Upward Bound House, where the husband of LAHSA's now-former Chief Executive, Va Lecia Adams Kellum, is a top executive.
- ▪Feds Take First Step in Dismantling Los Angeles' Homeless Industrial Complex, Cutting Funds to LAHSA By Jennifer Van Laar | 1:10 PM on June 11, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the v
- ▪Due to ongoing financial management issues revealed in prior audits, LA County has withdrawn future funding for the agency, establishing its own Department of Homeless Services and Housing (which will undoubtedly also be filled with fraud).
- ▪The audit found that $1.7 million was paid out on a $2.1 million contract to Upward Bound House, where the husband of LAHSA's now-former Chief Executive, Va Lecia Adams Kellum, is a top executive.
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Feds Take First Step in Dismantling Los Angeles' Homeless Industrial Complex, Cutting Funds to LAHSA By Jennifer Van Laar | 1:10 PM on June 11, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. Jeff Lewis/AP Images for AIDS Healthcare Foundation The White House fraud task force, through the Department of Housing and Urban Development, has cut off funding to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) effective immediately pending an investigation by HUD's inspector general, accusing the agency of "obvious fraud" and "wanton mismanagement." Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_2"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_2"]]) }); Bill Essayli, First…
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