LAHSA Sues Trump and HUD

On June 30, LAHSA filed suit against Trump, HUD, and Secretary Scott Turner over the suspension of its federal homelessness funding. I read the complaint. The evidence HUD cited to justify the suspension doesn't hold up — and 11,423 people are caught in the balance.

Housing Policy, Homelessness Services, Federal AccountabilityPaul AsplundJuly 20, 2026LAHSA, HUD, ScottTurner, HousingJustice, HomelessnessPolicy, Continuum of Care, Los Angeles, Housing FirstComment

They're Coming Back for the CoC. This Time, They Mean It.

HUD has announced a new NOFO due by June 1 that attempts to reshape nearly $4 billion in federal homelessness funding — while the administration's FY2027 budget proposes eliminating the CoC program entirely. Here's what that means for Los Angeles.

Housing Policy, Letters to the Housed, Federal PolicyPaul AsplundMay 19, 2026homelessness, housing policy, Continuum of Care, CoC, HUD, federal funding, Housing First, permanent supportive housing, ESG, Los Angeles, LA County, housing justice, 2028 OlympicsComment

The Six Prototypes: What SPA 4 Designed from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund

Over two days in September 2025, approximately 100 of us from Service Planning Area 4 gathered to reimagine LA County's homelessness response. We didn't know it then, but we were designing a lifeboat while watching the Titanic sink.