California Apartment Association

Trio of bills introduced to tackle growing homelessness crisis

Mike Nemeth

A couple walks past tents on downtown Los Angeles' Skid Row, March 7, 2013. Los Angeles has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow police and city workers to seize or destroy property that homeless people leave unattended on sidewalks, saying Skid Row homeless encampments presented a public-health risk. According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, some 11 people have died from tuberculosis since 2007, and of the 78 people infected, 60 were homeless. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY HEALTH POVERTY) - RTR3EPEB

The California Apartment Association has identified three noteworthy bills to help address the state’s growing homelessness crisis.

SB 918 by State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, would establish $60 million in grants from the cannabis tax and other funds to provide rental assistance, transitional housing and shelters for homeless youth.

Sen. Scott Wiener

The bill would also streamline the state’s efforts to combat homelessness among minors.

At present, California has the highest rate …

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