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House Financial Services Committee Convenes Los Angeles Field Hearing on Homelessness

August 12, 2019

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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