Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA)
In 2024, Los Angeles County voters approved Measure A, a historic half-cent sales tax generating over $380 million annually for affordable housing and homelessness prevention. HR&A developed the inaugural Expenditure Plan and Regional Coordination Plan for the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA), creating frameworks that enable 13 regional agencies to deploy this permanent funding source while maintaining regional alignment toward the goal of producing 9,000 new affordable homes over the next five years.
Following voter approval of Measure A, Los Angeles County established LACAHSA to administer funds at regional scale. Although LACAHSA directly administers 30 percent of funding, roughly 70 percent is distributed to 13 separate regional agencies. The core challenge was ensuring all agencies complied with Measure A requirements while maintaining flexibility to respond to hyperlocal housing needs, market conditions, and community priorities. HR&A’s Expenditure Plan designed an “all tools in the toolbox” approach, creating a suite of financial tools and programs empowering each agency to deploy funds according to local priorities while maintaining regional alignment. HR&A also developed a methodology to allocate funding across agencies and established program requirements.
With funding from SCAG, HR&A continues assisting LACAHSA by convening the 13 agencies to develop a Regional Coordination Strategy that strengthens communication, establishes shared expectations, and ensures consistent implementation. Together, the Expenditure Plan and Coordination Strategy serve as the foundation for LACAHSA’s progress toward ambitious five-year affordable housing goals, demonstrating how permanent funding sources can transform regional capacity to address homelessness and housing affordability when supported by strong frameworks for interjurisdictional coordination.
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