September 2nd, 2025

LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted down a motion by Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath that would have launched an Emergency Rent Relief Program (ERRP) providing nearly $20 million in assistance to Angelenos recovering from the January 2025 wildfires and to immigrant families destabilized by federal immigration enforcement. Instead, a majority of the Board voted to delay the program by two weeks, referring it to the County’s Operations Cluster despite being exempt under the County’s wildfire, homelessness, and immigration emergencies.

This morning, Supervisor Horvath stood with Angelica Salas, Executive Director, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Los Angeles (CHIRLA); Flor Melendrez, CLEAN Carwash Worker Center; Aquilina Soriano Versoza, Pilipino Workers Center; Pomona Economic Opportunity Center; the TransLatin@ Coalition; Immigrants are LA (IRLA); Pueblo y Salud; wildfire survivors; and others.

“Too many families are standing on the brink of eviction, and today’s vote means they are left without the relief they urgently need. Being housed is a right, not a privilege, and this nearly $20 million Emergency Rent Relief Program was designed to keep wildfire survivors and immigrant households safe and stable,” said Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath. “This delay the week rent is due puts people at risk. I will not stop fighting for the families who are carrying the heaviest burdens. Los Angeles County must find a way to act with urgency, compassion, and commitment to keep our people housed.”

The proposed program would have provided rent or mortgage relief for wildfire survivors who lost homes, jobs, or income; immigrant families who have faced sudden loss of wages due to federal raids; low-income tenants at risk of eviction; and small landlords repairing fire-damaged affordable housing to preserve affordability.

The item was referred to the County’s Operations Cluster meeting set for September 10 before coming back to the Board on September 16. This delay was approved despite the program’s exemption from Policy Cluster under the wildfire, homelessness, and immigration emergencies.

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