Los Angeles City Council Approves Updated Bed Plan to Meet Settlement Requirements

The city must meet court-enforced housing and shelter milestones to comply with federal court oversight stemming from a homelessness lawsuit, involving thousands of beds and county service reimbursements capped at $259 million.

• •The Los Angeles City Council voted 12-0 to approve an updated bed plan and housing strategy.
• •The agreement complies with provisions outlined in the Alliance Settlement Agreement stemming from a 2020 lawsuit.
• •The city must establish 14,000 housing and shelter solutions by June 30, 2027, and maintain at least 12,915 of those beds through June 30, 2029.
• •As of June 2026, the city reported 9,063 open beds/housing units combined across Inside Safe (1,099), interim housing (675), and permanent supportive housing (7,289).
• •The city expects to add another 2,000 beds via time-limited subsidy programs, 964 permanent supportive housing beds, and 687 interim housing beds, totaling 12,714 beds.
• •City officials expect to count 4,403 beds established under a related agreement toward the grand total.
• •Council members instructed the city administrative officer to report in 60 days on the financial impact of maintaining housing and shelter solutions and provide restructuring recommendations.
• •Los Angeles County agreed to reimburse the city for services at interim housing sites for up to 3,100 units, not to exceed $259 million.
• •The LA Alliance for Human Rights filed the original lawsuit on March 10, 2020, alleging failures in responding to the homelessness crisis.
• •U.S. District Court Judge David Carter appointed an outside auditor and found the city in breach of certain Alliance Settlement provisions regarding outdated bed plans and missed milestones in June 2025.