House Financial Services Committee Convenes Los Angeles Field Hearing on Homelessness
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, will convene a field hearing to examine the Los Angeles homelessness crisis.
WHO:Members of the House Financial Services Committee
Members of the California Delegation
Panel I:
Christina Miller, Deputy Mayor for City Homelessness Initiatives, Office of the Los Angeles Mayor
Peter Lynn, Executive Director, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
Margarita Lares, Chief Program Officer, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Monique King-Viehland, Executive Director, Los Angeles County Development Authority
Kevin Murray, Former State Senator and President and CEO, The Weingart Center
Panel II:
Tim Watkins, President and Chief Executive Officer, Watts Labor Community Action Committee,
Joe Horiye, Western Region Program Vice President, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Becky Dennison, Executive Director, Venice Community Housing
Isela Gracian, President, East LA Community Corporation
Anthony Haynes, Speak Up! Advocate, Corporation for Supportive Housing
Erika Hartman, Chief Program Officer, Downtown Women's Center
Chancela Al-Mansour, Executive Director, Housing Rights Center
Panel III:
Eric Garcetti, Mayor, City of Los Angeles
* Additional witnesses may be announced.
WHAT:Field Hearing Entitled, "Examining the Homelessness Crisis in Los Angeles"
WHEN:Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 10:00AM (PDT)
WHERE:California African American Museum, 600 State Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90037
This event is open to press. Please email FSCDemsPress@mail.house.gov if you plan to attend.
This hearing will be broadcast live on https://financialservices.house.gov/live/.
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