Los Angeles County Development Authority

**About Us** We Build Better Lives and Better Neighborhoods In 1982, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors consolidated three entities – the Housing Authority, the Community Development Department, and the Redevelopment Agency – to form the Community Development Commission (CDC). On May 16, 2019, the agency was rebranded as the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA). The LACDA is part of the County family, but an independent agency and not a County Department. The Board of Supervisors currently serves as the Commissioners of the LACDA – setting policy for the agency. The Board of Commissioners receives input from the agency's Housing Advisory Committee, which meets monthly. The Committee reviews and makes recommendations on matters that are presented to the Board of Commissioners for approval, including Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing policies and procedures. The LACDA’s core pillars include housing and community development. The agency’s wide-ranging programs benefit the unincorporated Los Angeles County areas and in various incorporated cities that participate in different programs (participating cities). More than one million of the County’s nearly ten million residents live in unincorporated areas. The LACDA is a key player in Los Angeles County’s Homeless Initiative, introduced in February 2015, to combat the homeless crisis that continues to plague the region. Almost 70% of the LACDA’s funding comes from the Federal government, 63% of which comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide subsidized housing, housing development and preservation, and community development within Los Angeles County. In Fiscal Year 2025-2026, the agency has a budget of $1 billion and a total staff size of 685. The effective delivery of services requires structure and the mobilization of agency sub-teams. The structure of the LACDA is shown in the organizational chart below. **LACDA Connected**: [Click here](https://www.lacda.org/docs/librariesprovider25/default-document-library/agency-brochure---interactive-version---1-6-26.pdf?sfvrsn=3d7b37c6_1 "Agency Brochure - Interactive Version - 1-6-26") to access the agency's interactive and downloadable program brochure.