Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is walking away from the city’s embattled homelessness authority — as a House panel demands answers about alleged “waste, fraud and abuse” involving more than $1 billion in federal funds.
Bass is stepping down from the governing commission of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority on Wednesday and will appoint a replacement, her office confirmed.
“Mayor Bass is stepping off the board of LAHSA tomorrow, Sept. 9, and will be appointing a new appointee,” a spokesperson for the Mayor’s Office said on Tuesday.
The sudden departure comes as LAHSA faces mounting scrutiny over its management of taxpayer money — and as…
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