The city of Los Angeles has agreed to provide thousands of permanent beds for members of its unsheltered population, ending one part of a years-long battle with the LA Alliance For Human Rights over the homelessness crisis.
The alliance -- a group of residents, business owners and community leaders -- sued the city and county of Los Angeles in March 2020, to"address the death and devastation on our streets," said Elizabeth Mitchell, the lead counsel for the alliance, during a Friday news conference with city leaders.The suit alleged the city and county neglected their responsibilities and were investing resources in approaches that were too slow to solve the problem.
did not conduct a survey in 2021 due to the pandemic.NYC executes plan to clear homeless encampments, place individuals in sheltersLos Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez said the agreement to build beds will remain in place no matter who is in office, but addressing the problem will take more than finding housing."Right now we are in triage mode," Martinez said."We need to focus on how to prevent the people from ending up on our streets.