Target: 15,000 in year one by December 2023
Actual: 5,496 brought inside; 1,321 to permanent housing by end of 2024
Bass launched Inside Safe, which conducted 117 operations and brought 5,496 people in from the streets by end of 2024. Of those, only 1,321 made it to permanent housing. The program spent $300 million since 2022, and an LA Times investigation found 40% of those initially sheltered returned to homelessness. The 15,000-in-one-year target was never close to being met.
Source: LA Mayor's Office, Los Angeles Times investigation
Full analysis →Target: Measurable reduction in street homelessness
Actual: Down 17.5% through 2025; up 7.9% in 2026 count
Street homelessness declined 17.5% from the time Bass took office through the 2025 Point-in-Time count — the first consecutive two-year decline in LA history. However, the 2026 count showed a 7.9% increase, reversing the trend. Bass blamed federal policy changes for the reversal. The emergency declaration enabled faster action but the gains proved fragile.
Source: LAHSA Point-in-Time Count, LA Mayor's Office, KTLA
Full analysis →Target: 2x the pre-Bass baseline
Actual: Permanent housing move-ins nearly doubled vs. 2022 baseline
The Mayor's Office confirmed that permanent housing move-ins nearly doubled compared to 2022 levels. The comprehensive homelessness strategy moved thousands more people inside than in the baseline year.
Source: LA Mayor's Office 2024 year-end report
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