By City News Service
US-HEALTH-VIRUS-CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The federal judge overseeing a lawsuit concerning the homelessness crisis in the Los Angeles area is expected to hold a status conference next month somewhere on Skid Row -- depending on how the COVID-19 numbers look at the time -- to determine whether the city and county are on track to meet obligations to provide 6,000 beds by April.
The lawsuit has led to a preliminary agreement between the city and county to provide 6,700 beds, 6,000 of which are due by April. The agreement was a result of an injunction that was issued by the court ordering the city and county to humanely relocate people living over, under and near freeways.