Over a five-year period from 2019-23, one in four city-funded shelter beds went unused, costing Los Angeles taxpayers an estimated $218 million, the audit showed.

A quarter of the homeless shelter beds in the City of Los Angeles are empty each night, causing a loss of $218 million from 2019 to 2023, according to a new report from the city controller. The report also notes the city has tripled its homeless shelter capacity since 2019,

An audit by City Controller Kenneth Mejia has revealed that one in four city-funded shelter beds went unused over a five-year period, costing Los Angeles taxpayers an estimated $218 million. The findings,