A federal judge has ordered Los Angeles city and county officials to house or offer housing to homeless people by October.
This 2020 photo shows a homeless encampment on Beaudry Avenue as traffic moves along Interstate 110 in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill,File)
LOS ANGELES (CN) Attorneys for Los Angeles County asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for an emergency pause of a judge’s order to house homeless people in Skid Row by the fall, saying the order interferes with efforts to combat the crisis.
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter issued a preliminary injunction on April 20 ordering LA city and county officials to house unaccompanied women and children living in the Skid Row community within 90 days and families there within 120 days.
By City News Service
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Children continued their return to Los Angeles Unified campuses today, with all remaining elementary and early education centers set to open this week, with middle and high schools following next week.
“For over a year the halls have been empty and the playgrounds barren. There is no better sound than that of children at school, and that sound is back in schools throughout Los Angeles Unified, Superintendent Austin Beutner said Monday.
“The joy on the faces of students, staff and families evident even from behind their masks made the previous 411 days feel like a distant memory, if only for a moment, he said.
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Laura Wong with one of the costumes from Seppuku, a short film she costume-designed in 2016. (Courtesy of Laura Wong)
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By Laura Wong
I work in the film industry, in costumes.
I remember sitting in a meeting a few years ago, casting extras for a major feature film. We were going down the list of scenes, all very routine, discussing what type of people should be in the background for each one: A 50-50 male-female split at the café no problem. Older crowd at the charity benefit, fine.
Homeless Living in Vehicles, Screwed Again Details
2. The CD organizes evidence from residents and LAPD and brings LADOT into the conversation.
3. The motion is written.
Back in the day of Ed Reyes and Dennis Zine, I’m sure that was true. And it was also true back then that the police and City felt free to tow cars any time they wanted. Of course, that was before the homeless crisis, including a subset of people living in their cars, or trying to.
Anyhow, prominent on the LA City Council Agenda for Wednesday, February 10, 2021 was another attempt to root these homeless folks from living in their vehicles like RV’s. The difference this time was that Gil Cedillo and Curran Price have teamed up to do the deed with a new twist. Here’s the Item and text: