LA Homeless Services Authority Director Heidi Marston Resigns After Objections She Froze High Salaries To Raise Pay For Nearly 200 Employees

CBS Los Angeles

April 26, 2022

The executive director of the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority resigned Monday, citing low pay to the agency's employees as a major reason for her resignation.

In a statement posted on Medium, Heidi Marston said when she became executive director of LAHSA, some of the organization's employees earned as little as $33,119 a year, or about $2,760 a month before taxes. She noted that by federal government standards, that salary is well into the "very low income" category.

"The employees of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority should not make so little that they qualify for homeless services themselves," she wrote.

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