Construction continues at 519 E. Seventh St. in downtown Los Angeles in the $1.2-billion homeless housing bond program. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)AdvertisementThe audit said the city should evaluate whether it can revise homeless housing projects that have such “outlier” costs and instead use innovations such as shared housing, modular construction and simplified financing. Any savings should then be shifted to fund shelters, bridge housing, hygiene centers and other service facilities to address more immediate needs of the city’s homeless population, he said. Construction continues on Flor 401 Lofts at 401 E. Seventh St. in downtown Los Angeles. One of the Proposition HHH homeless housing construction sites at 519 E. Seventh St. in downtown Los Angeles.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 08, 2019 03:00 UTC