Gov. Gavin Newsom came to Skid Row on Tuesday to announce new state funding that will bring $380 million to the Los Angeles area for homeless housing, shelter, rental assistance, outreach and prevention.

fifth slice Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Newsom said the program will distribute $827 million statewide and bring stricter accountability and transparency measures than in the past.

The city of Los Angeles will receive $160 million and the county will receive $94 million. The rest will go to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and separate homeless services agencies in Glendale, Long Beach and Pasadena.

Newsom said a key element of the new accountability is a requirement for cities and counties to submit their plans as districts under a contract that establishes “expectation of roles and responsibilities” among all agencies.

He was joined by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, county supervisors Hilda Solis and Kathryn Barger, and Va Lecia Adams Kellum, executive director of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.

Bass said he, supervisors and the homelessness authority have moved beyond the bickering and finger-pointing that has thwarted regional efforts to work on a united front in the past.

“This is an example of work that has brought all levels of government together over the last few years,” he said.

Newsom said the grant program, which committed $2.4 billion in its first four rounds, was created in the final year of former Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration, when nearly $500 million was spent “without any accountability or expectation.”

“Since then, we have significantly increased investment, but also increased accountability, transparency and expectations,” Newsom said.

While he didn’t go into specifics, Newsom said the additional accountability would come through “an expectation and reporting framework that will no longer be quarterly or biannually but on a monthly basis.”

The announcement drew muted criticism from Republican State Sen. Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks). He praised Los Angeles officials for making progress getting people off the streets and Newsom for promising accountability.

However, in light of a recent development State Auditor’s Office report Niello remained sceptical, concluding that the state had failed to adequately monitor the results of its massive spending on homelessness programs.

“He used the word responsibility and accountability so much that if I had a dime for every time he used it, I would have enough money to pay for lunch to go,” Niello said. “If the past is an introduction, these are just words.”

Homelessness spending should ultimately be geared toward making people self-sufficient, Niello said.

“Tell us how much you spent and tell us what the real results were in terms of self-sufficiency.”