Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) Releases Data from 2026 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) released data in late July 2026 from its 2026 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. This data includes summary Los Angeles County data, as well as raw point in time data for districts and cities in the Los Angeles Continuum of Care, which encompasses the City of West Hollywood.

LAHSA's raw point-in-time data for 2026 indicates that 36 actual persons experiencing homelessness in West Hollywood, compared with 79 in 2025. The 2026 count also identified six individuals in vehicles (cars, vans, or RVs), tents, or makeshift dwellings, compared with 22 in 2025.

Regionally, LAHSA's 2026 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count estimated 73,040 people experiencing homelessness across Los Angeles County, a 1.2 percent increase from the previous year. Details about LAHSA's 2026 Homeless Count, including data summaries and raw count information, are available in the news section of the LAHSA website at www.lahsa.org.

The City of West Hollywood is aware that a wide range of current and historical factors contribute to ongoing housing insecurity and homelessness, and that day-to-day impacts of homelessness in West Hollywood are felt acutely by people experiencing homelessness, community members, visitors, businesses, and other stakeholders.

In response, the City of West Hollywood continues to invest in and collaborate on diverse solutions to homelessness. The City's Human Services Division leads the West Hollywood Homeless Initiative, a multidisciplinary effort that brings together City departments, City-funded social service agencies, the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles County agencies, and other partners to deliver a wide range of services. These coordinated efforts aim to prevent and reduce homelessness in West Hollywood while connecting individuals with personalized resources and support.

The West Hollywood Homeless Initiative Dashboard, featuring data on programs, system performance, and outcomes across the City's homelessness response system, is available at www.weho.org/homeless.

The City's sustained investments in outreach, behavioral health services, case management, rent stabilization, housing retention, and other services are saving lives, supporting unhoused community members in moving into permanent supportive housing, and improving community-wide well-being. From October 2016 to September 2025, 411 people in West Hollywood were newly housed, ending their experience of homelessness; 44 unhoused West Hollywood community members moved into stable housing between October 2024 and September 2025. Additionally, the City distributed 2,558 rental assistance grants between October 2016 and September 2025 to help people remain in their homes.

As a key component of its ongoing efforts to address homelessness, the City of West Hollywood launched the Holloway Interim Housing Program in October 2025. The 20-bed, non-congregate program provides people experiencing homelessness with a safe and stable place to stay while they engage in services and work toward permanent housing.

Operated by Ascencia under contract with the City, Holloway served 32 people through the second quarter of its first program year, provided more than 3,100 bed nights, and maintained an average occupancy rate of 88 percent. Participants receive onsite case management, housing navigation, meals, benefits, and employment assistance, and connections to medical and behavioral health services. This coordinated support helps participants address barriers, stabilize their circumstances, and make progress toward the program's housing placement goals.

The City is also developing a Coordinated Response Framework to improve how local agencies work together to assist people experiencing homelessness in West Hollywood. Current efforts include coordinated case conferencing, shared prioritization of individuals with the greatest needs, stronger information-sharing practices, and clearer roles and accountability among outreach, health, shelter, housing, and supportive-service providers. The framework is intended to create a more consistent, responsive, and person-centered system of care.

For additional information about the West Hollywood Homeless Initiative, including progress reports with detailed data, please visit www.weho.org/homeless. For more information about the Holloway Interim Housing Program, please visit www.weho.org/holloway.

If you are concerned about a community member who is experiencing homelessness, call the West Hollywood Homeless Initiative Concern Line 24/7 at (323) 848-6590. If your concern requires time-sensitive public safety assistance, please call the West Hollywood Sheriff's Station at (310) 855-8850. In an emergency, always call 911.

For more information, please contact the City of West Hollywood's Human Services Division at (323) 848-6510. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing, dial 711 or 1-800-735-2929 (TTY) or 1-800-735-2922 (voice) for California Relay Service (CRS) assistance.

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For reporters and members of the media seeking additional information about the City of West Hollywood, please contact the City of West Hollywood's Public Information Officer, Sheri A. Lunn, at (323) 848-6391 or [email protected].