Did Los Angeles Receive 500 Homes or Funding?

An October 2017 campaign promise by Gubernatorial candidate Newsom involved increasing the number of homes in California, by 3.5 million before 2025, whether thru incentivizing or streamlining. 

There was an additional promise made to Californians, by the elected Governor Newsom: 1200 tiny homes. By 2023 it became a billion-dollar plan. Governor Newsom Announces $1 Billion in Homelessness Funding, Launches State’s Largest Mobilization of Small Homes | Governor of California The breakdown was:

• Los Angeles: 500 units
• Sacramento: 350 units
• San Jose: 200 units
• San Diego County: 150 units

Announcements in March 2023 detailed the  California National Guard would be utilized to "...assist with preparing and delivering the small homes. "

And by April 2024 an audit of the money dedicated to housing for those homeless revealed disparities, inconsistencies, and even an absence of documentation.  Report 2023-102.1

"The following report (2023‑102.1) focuses primarily on the State’s activities, in particular the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH)—while a separate report (2023‑102.2) details our findings and conclusions for the two cities we reviewed—San José and San Diego. In general, this report concludes that the State must do more to assess the cost-effectiveness of its homelessness programs."

"The State lacks current information on the ongoing costs and outcomes of its homelessness programs, because Cal ICH has not consistently tracked and evaluated the State’s efforts to prevent and end homelessness"

May 2024 - California Governor Newsom allocates funding for 200 homes for San Jose. No verbiage was included to suggest this was in addition or instead of actual homes as promised in 2023. However, a press release from the San Jose Mayor indicated the promise for funding to assist in providing homes was made in 2023.   City of San Jose and State of California Sign Funding Agreement for 200 Small Homes — Office of Mayor Matt Mahan

December 2024 - Mayor Karen Bass itemized the process and progress of the City's homeless programs, but no mention was made of receiving 500 homes from the State, or California National Guard, or any update on anticipated receipt of any homes. DELIVERING RESULTS IN 2024: Comprehensive Homelessness Strategy Nearly Doubles Permanent Housing Move-Ins Since Mayor Bass Took Office, Thousands More People Moved Inside Than In 2022 | Mayor Karen Bass

January 2024 - there were now 14,949,001 housing units.  An increase of  713,800   2025 E-1 Press Release " California’s population grew by 108,000 persons in calendar year 2024 to reach 39,529,000 people as of January 1st, 2025, according to new data reported today by the California Department of Finance.  Larger densely populated urban areas built most of the multi-family housing throughout the state. Los Angeles led the state gaining 10,217 multi-family units, comprising 54.8 percent of their net housing growth..."

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