Field Hearing: Examining the Homelessness Crisis in Los Angeles

Committee on Financial Services

Wednesday, August 14, 2019 (10:00 AM local time)

California African American Museum
600 State Drive, Exposition Park
Los Angeles, CA 90037

Witnesses

Panel one

Christina Miller
Deputy Mayor for City Homeless Initiatives, Office of Los Angeles Mayor

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 08/14/2019 at 01:04 PM

Peter Lynn
Executive Director, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 08/14/2019 at 12:45 PM

Margarita Lares
Chief Program Officer, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 08/13/2019 at 11:54 AM

Monique King-Viehland
Executive Director, Los Angeles County Development Authority

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 08/13/2019 at 11:54 AM

The Honorable Kevin Murray
Former State Senator and President and Chief Executive Officer, The Weingart Center

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 08/13/2019 at 04:33 PM

Phil Ansell
Director, Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative

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Title was corrected

Panel two

Tim Watkins
President and Chief Executive Officer, Watts Labor Community Action Committee

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  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/19/2019 at 12:16 PM

Joe Horiye
Western Region Program Vice President, Local Initiatives Support Corporation

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 08/13/2019 at 11:54 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/13/2019 at 11:54 AM

Becky Dennison
Executive Director, Venice Community Housing

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 08/13/2019 at 11:54 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/13/2019 at 11:54 AM

Isela Gracian
President, East LA Community Corporation

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Anthony Haynes
Speak Up! Advocate, Corporation for Supportive Housing

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Erika Hartman
Chief Program Officer, Downtown Women’s Center

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 08/13/2019 at 11:54 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/13/2019 at 11:54 AM

Chancela Al-Mansour
Executive Director, Housing Rights Center

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  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/13/2019 at 11:54 AM

Alma Vizcaino
Speaker, Downtown Women’s Center, on behalf of Domestic Violence Homeless Services Coalition Advocates

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 08/14/2019 at 07:58 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/14/2019 at 07:58 AM

Dora Leong Gallo
President and Chief Executive Officer, A Community of Friends

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 08/14/2019 at 01:01 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/19/2019 at 12:16 PM

Panel three

The Honorable Eric Garcetti
Mayor, City of Los Angeles

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 08/14/2019 at 01:01 PM

Text of Legislation

  • Discussion Draft - H.R.___, “Homeless Data Access" (Waters) [PDF] Added 08/09/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • Discussion Draft - H.R.___, "Tribal Eligibility for Homeless Assistance Act of 2019” (Heck) [PDF] Added 08/09/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • H.R. 2398 (Peters-CA) [PDF] Added 08/09/2019 at 12:20 PM
  • Discussion Draft - H.R.___, “Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2019” (Dean) [PDF] Added 08/09/2019 at 12:20 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing Memo [PDF] Added 08/09/2019 at 11:38 AM Updated 08/12/2019 at 12:42 PM
    Witnesses have been added     Updated 08/13/2019 at 08:39 AM
    Witness added

First Published: August 6, 2019 at 03:01 PM
Last Updated: August 19, 2019 at 12:16 PM


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