# Karen Bass

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-04**: Mass Layoffs at LAHSA — LAHSA lays off 284 employees amid ongoing audits and funding withdrawals by Los Angeles County.
- **2025-06-14**: HUD Suspends LAHSA Funding — HUD sends letter suspending LAHSA from federal funding competitions, citing fraud and mismanagement, and freezing nearly $200 million.
- **2025**: Critical Audits Released — Two audits find LAHSA unable to properly track spending or program outcomes, prompting county to withdraw funding.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### 284 Layoffs and $200M Freeze: LA Homeless Agency’s HR Crisis
2026-06-15 16:19:49 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 5

The suspension of nearly $200 million in federal funding for LA’s main homeless agency follows a massive layoff of 284 workers and raises urgent HR questions about compliance, workforce stability, and risk management in government-funded nonprofits.
Full story: https://gethrbrief.com/story/lahsa-layoffs-funding-freeze-hr-impact

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