L.A. Mayor Bass: Metric on My Success or Failure Is Not Having 40K Homeless in Four Years

BASS But I do ░░░░░░░░ that there s a ░░░░░░░░ to get neighborhoods to ░░░░░░░░ You know this problem ░░░░░░░░ so severe in our ░░░░░░░░ I mean literally five ░░░░░░░░ a day die on ░░░░░░░░ streets It s so ░░░░░░░░ that I think that ░░░░░░░░ of the resistance that ░░░░░░░░ ve experienced in the ░░░░░░░░ I m hoping will ░░░░░░░░ softened So there s ░░░░░░░░ neighborhoods that want buildings ░░░░░░░░ be built in certain ░░░░░░░░ but it is still ░░░░░░░░ their general neighborhood You ░░░░░░░░ address 40 000 people ░░░░░░░░ building housing everywhere You ░░░░░░░░ t just build all ░░░░░░░░ the housing in the ░░░░░░░░ income areas that are ░░░░░░░░ severely overcrowded Todd All ░░░░░░░░ Before I let you ░░░░░░░░ give me a metric ░░░░░░░░ which you should be ░░░░░░░░ in four years on ░░░░░░░░ homeless situation Is it ░░░░░░░░ number of people on ░░░░░░░░ streets Number of tent ░░░░░░░░ What s a fair ░░░░░░░░ to judge your success ░░░░░░░░ failure BASS Well a ░░░░░░░░ way to judge it ░░░░░░░░ be encampments should be ░░░░░░░░ down if not eliminated ░░░░░░░░ there should be housing ░░░░░░░░ built underway at a ░░░░░░░░ more rapid pace And ░░░░░░░░ should not be 40 ░░░░░░░░ people who are unhoused ░░░░░░░░ s for sure.”