The Los Angeles City Council in July approved $425.8 million in Measure ULA funds for 11 programs that will provide much needed protections for tenants, and to preserve and create more affordable housing. This expenditure of ULA funds for the 2025-26 fiscal year is the biggest in the program's history since voters approved the "mansion tax" measure in November 2022. These funds come at a crucial time as budgets at the local, state and federal level are being slashed. Thanks to this huge victory, thousands more Angelenos will have access to the assistance they need to stay in their homes.

“We need to protect tenants from ongoing harassment from landlords,” said Maria Briones, a tenant leader for ACCE Los Angeles. “Measure ULA provides the critical source of funding for the City to defend renters from harm.”