Mayor Karen Bass and six L.A. city councilmembers are meeting with federal officials on housing, gun violence, and the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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The group met with the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and with Shalanda Young, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, on Monday. “One of them is paralyzed from his knee to his foot and still has a bullet in him,” Hutt said. “So knowing that the federal government is going in a direction of preventing ghost guns, preventing folks with other issues being able to obtain guns, and really going after the bad actors is important.”Homelessness is a key issue for their trip, and Bass said they’ve been able to bring in millions of dollars for affordable housing projects that have been stuck in limbo because of gaps in funding.
They will also be meeting with Secretary Marcia Fudge from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The group is expected to request more funding for housing vouchers and to ease the certification requirements for rental assistance.The delegation has met with Department of Transportation officials, including Secretary Pete Buttigieg, to discuss preparations for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in L.A.
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