Measure A gives L.A. County’s cities dedicated local homelessness funding, but some say it’s not enough

For the first time, L.A. County's homelessness sales tax is providing dedicated funding directly to all 88 cities — a key selling point of Measure A that was supposed to empower local leaders to tackle the growing crisis in their own communities.

But some local leaders say they're still getting shortchanged.

The new half-cent sales tax is expected to generate about $1 billion annually for homeless services and affordable housing in L.A. County. That includes about $96 million this year for the county’s new Local Solutions Fund, a pot of money divided up between L.A.’s municipalities.

Officials from some smaller cities told LAist residents are paying way more into Measure A than they’re seeing spent on their streets.

“There is still an imbalance between what our residents contribute and