Trump admin threatens LA homeless funding, says ‘days of funding corrupt failure are over’

Nypost · Aug 11, 2026 · 831 words · By Jamie Paige

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Trump admin threatens LA homeless funding, says ‘days of funding corrupt failure are over’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Trump admin threatens LA homeless funding, says ‘days of funding corrupt failure are over’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on Google The Trump administration doubled down Tuesday on its threat to cut off Los Angeles’ embattled homelessness authority, blasting a system that has received nearly $1 billion in federal funding over five years as homelessness…

Common ground

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner, joined by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Causal Oversimplification: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/11/us-news/trump-officials-target-lahsa-and-pitch-fai…

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Name Calling / Labeling 85% confidence

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Causal Oversimplification 70% confidence

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Why it matters: Recognizing causal oversimplification helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “HUD suspended LAHSA from federal grant activity in June after an inspector general investigation raised allegations of false statements, inadequate financial controls and conflicts of interest.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “HUD figures show federal homelessness funding to Los Angeles increased 178% since 2013 while homelessness increased 100%.”

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Three separate web search results (including HUD.gov) explicitly state that federal funding increased by 178% since 2013 while homelessness increased by 100%.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — HUD, short for Heads Up Daily, was a daily Canadian television program that covered video games and e-sports. Produced by QYOU Media and ECG Productions, the program was hosted by Marissa Roberto and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HUD_(TV_program)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the legislative body of Los Angeles County, California.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Los_Ang…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Angeles County, sometimes abbreviated as LA County, is a county in the U.S. state of California, in the southern region of the state. It is the most populous county in the United States, with 9,69…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_County,_California

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Claim 3: “As of this week, the Ramada is still empty”

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No evidence was provided to confirm the current occupancy status of the Ramada Inn on Washington Boulevard.

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Claim 4: “US District Judge David O. Carter is weighing LAHSA’s request to block the suspension”

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Claim 5: “an approximately $185,000 annual cost for Los Angeles County to get a homeless person off the street and into housing.”

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Claim 6: “the federal fraud case involving Abundant Blessings, a LAHSA contractor whose executive director was charged in an alleged $23 million fraud scheme.”

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Multiple sources, including the Central District of California and news reports, confirm that the executive director of Abundant Blessings (Alexander Soofer) was charged in a fraud scheme involving $23 million.

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web search NEUTRAL — In total, between 2018 and 2025, Soofer received more than $23 million in homeless housing funding. Of that, more than $5 million came directly from LAHSA and more than $17 million came through a down…
https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/executive-director-sout…

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web search NEUTRAL — Alexander Soofer's "Abundant Blessings" got $23 million from LAHSA to provide, among other things, nutritious meals for the homeless. Soofer pocketed most of the $, and provided the homeless w/ "ramen…
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2026/01/23/la-homeless-ngo-e…

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web search NEUTRAL — But the only abundant blessings he gave were to himself." The DA's office has filed parallel state charges: 11 felony counts of conflict of interest, two counts of offering false evidence, and five co…
https://moneywise.com/news/top-stories/alexander-soofer-abun…

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Claim 7: “federal conflict-of-interest findings involving LAHSA’s former CEO and more than $2 million committed to her husband’s employer.”

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Web search results describe allegations and federal findings that a former CEO directed over $2 million in funds to her husband's employer.

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web search NEUTRAL — In July, LAHSA released findings from an investigation by an outside law firm that cleared Adams Kellum of wrongdoing. The investigation concluded her signature was "unintentionally applied to the UBH…
https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/lahsa-ethics-con…

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web search NEUTRAL — Unspent Millions: Federal officials cited a November 2024 audit conducted by L.A. City Controller Kenneth Mejia, which revealed LAHSA failed to spend approximately $513 million in homelessness funding…
https://www.foxla.com/news/hud-suspends-los-angeles-lahsa-ho…

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web search NEUTRAL — The letter alleges that she directed more than two million dollars in federal funds to her husband’s employer while at the same time funneling taxpayer money to her own former employer. Both acts appe…
https://www.lifezette.com/2026/06/trump-admin-yanks-tens-of-…

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Claim 8: “a 2023 finding that the agency could not determine how much it spent on empty hotel rooms because it failed to properly track when people left motel housing.”

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Multiple sources confirm a 2023 finding that LAHSA failed to track when people left motel housing, making it impossible to determine spending on empty rooms.

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web search NEUTRAL — He said LAHSA could not verify the existence of 2,300 housing units it was responsible for and cited a 2023 finding that the agency could not determine how much it spent on empty hotel rooms because i…
https://amedpost.com/trump-officials-target-lahsa-and-pitch-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Untracked Expenditures: In August 2023, LAHSA was unable to verify if federal funds were paying for entirely empty hotel rooms because the agency failed to record when individuals exited transitional …
https://www.foxla.com/news/hud-suspends-los-angeles-lahsa-ho…

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web search NEUTRAL — LAHSA also could not verify nearly 2,300 housing sites it claimed responsibility for. Turner put it plainly: LAHSA has taken in hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars for years with almost no accoun…
https://bluestatebluesnews.com/lahsa-just-got-caught-spendin…

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Claim 9: “roughly 600 men and women are rebuilding their lives at the Dream Center for about $7,500 per person annually.”

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Claim 10: “LAHSA is the city and county’s main homelessness agency, with an annual budget of roughly $845 million.”

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Multiple independent sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, confirm LAHSA is the lead agency for the city and county and had an annual budget of approximately $845 million for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) is the lead agency responsible for coordinating housing and social services for the homeless in Los Angeles County. LAHSA allocates funds and administer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Homeless_Services_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In January 2024 at least 187,084 people were experiencing homelessness in California, according to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 0.48% of California's populati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_in_California

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Skid Row is the unofficial name for a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles officially known as Central City East. Skid Row contains one of the largest stable populations of homeless people in the Unit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skid_Row,_Los_Angeles

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Claim 11: “Los Angeles counted 45,194 homeless people this year, including 29,115 living without shelter.”

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Web search results specifically citing the 2026 LAHSA count confirm the figure of 45,194 people experiencing homelessness in the City of Los Angeles.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Angeles (LA or L.A.) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3.87 million residents …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Confer…
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Claim 12: “the nonprofit [PATH] received $2.5 million in HUD homelessness funding since 2021 tied to plans to convert the former Ramada Inn on Washington Boulevard into homeless housing.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding PATH, the Ramada Inn on Washington Boulevard, or the $2.5 million HUD funding.

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Claim 13: “LAHSA could not verify the existence of 2,300 housing units it was responsible for”

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Multiple independent news sources (Knock LA, Blue State Blues News, and other web results) report that LAHSA could not verify the existence of nearly 2,300 housing sites/units.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lahsa may refer to: Lahsa Apso, a dog breed originating in Tibet Lahsa Eyalet, an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire, now part of Kuwait and Qatar Los Angeles High School of the Arts (LAHSA), in Central Lo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahsa

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lahsa Eyalet (Arabic: إيالة الأحساء; Ottoman Turkish: ایالت لحسا, romanized: Eyālet-i Laḥsā) was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire. The territory of the former eyalet is now part of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahsa_Eyalet

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lhasa Apso ( LAH-sə AP-soh) is a non-sporting dog breed originating in Tibet. Traditionally the breed has been used as an interior watchdog.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhasa_Apso

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Claim 14: “Los Angeles has received nearly $1 billion in federal homelessness funding over the past five years, more than any other jurisdiction in the nation.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia pages for 'Los Angeles' and 'LOS' and does not contain any information regarding federal funding amounts or comparisons to other jurisdictions.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Bank Tower, known locally as the Library Tower and formerly as the First Interstate Bank World Center, is a 1,018-foot (310.3 m) skyscraper located in the Financial District of downtown Los Angel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Bank_Tower_(Los_Angeles)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maccabee Athletic Club (Hebrew: מכבי לוס אנג'לס, MAH-KAH-Bee) was an American athletic club based in Los Angeles, California. The primary activity of the club was Maccabee Los Angeles Soccer Club, a t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maccabee_Los_Angeles

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