The soon-to-depart leader of the embattled Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority is warning that funding cuts could prevent the agency from carrying out next year’s homeless count.

CEO Va Lecia Adams Kellum told the agency’s commissioners in a public meeting on Friday that because of budget cuts in the city of L.A. — and because of L.A. County’s decision to pull funding and set up a new county department to oversee homeless services — less money will be available for the 2026 homeless count.

<p>The soon-to-depart leader of the embattled Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority is warning that funding cuts could prevent the agency from carrying out next year&rsquo;s homeless count.</p>
<p>CEO Va Lecia Adams Kellum told the agency&rsquo;s commissioners in a public meeting on Friday that because of&nbsp;<a href="https://laist.com/news/politics/la-mayor-budget-proposal-where-cuts-would-hit-hardest" data-cms-ai="0">budget cuts in the city of L.A.</a>&nbsp;&mdash; and because of L.A. County&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/la-county-supervisors-lahsa-vote-homeless-spending-accountability" data-cms-ai="0">decision to pull funding</a>&nbsp;and set up a new county department to oversee homeless services &mdash; less money will be available for the 2026 homeless count.</p>