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Charles Stringer / Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority / Commission Appointment

Council File 25-1200-S56

Introduced
2025-11-13
Last changed
2026-05-21
Status
open
Expires
2028-05-20
Committee
Housing and Homelessness Committee
Initiated by
Mayor

Brief

The Mayor submitted a nomination of Charles Stringer for appointment to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Commission in November 2025. The Housing and Homelessness Committee approved the nomination in early December, and the full City Council adopted it unanimously (15-0) on December 10, 2025. The appointment is now final.

Full summary

This file documents Mayor Karen Bass's nomination of Charles Stringer to serve on the Commission of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), the city's quasi-governmental agency responsible for coordinating homeless services and housing policy. The initial nomination was submitted on November 13, 2025, and referred to the Housing and Homelessness Committee for review. Stringer is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at RRG Capital Management LLC, a natural capital investment firm, where he focuses on public-private partnerships in sustainable water, agriculture, conservation, and renewable energy. He holds a J.D. from the University of Minnesota School of Law and an MPA from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. His prior public service includes an eleven-year appointment to the California Water Quality Control Board for the Los Angeles Region, where he served as Chair from 2014 to 2016, and earlier roles as a senior legal advisor to Pacific Northwest Indian tribes and as Assistant Regional Counsel at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He resides in Council District 4 in the South Valley area. The Housing and Homelessness Committee approved Stringer's nomination on December 3, 2025, and the full City Council adopted it unanimously 15-0 on December 10, 2025, with the action becoming final on December 12, 2025. On May 20, 2026, Mayor Bass submitted a second nomination document reappointing Stringer to a new term ending June 30, 2029, as his existing term was set to expire on June 30, 2026. That reappointment was referred to the Housing and Homelessness Committee on May 21, 2026, and remains pending Council confirmation. The committee's oversight of this reappointment falls under Councilmember Nithya Raman, who chairs the Housing and Homelessness Committee and also represents Stringer's home district.

Activity (9)

  • 2026-05-21 Mayor document(s) referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.
  • 2026-05-20 Document submitted by Mayor, dated May 20, 2026.
  • 2025-12-12 Council action final.
  • 2025-12-10 Council adopted item forthwith.
  • 2025-12-05 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on December 10, 2025.
  • 2025-12-03 Housing and Homelessness Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2025-11-25 Housing and Homelessness Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on December 3, 2025.
  • 2025-11-13 Mayor document(s) referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.
  • 2025-11-13 Document submitted by Mayor, dated November 13, 2025.

Documents (8)

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