Judge says L.A.'s response to homelessness crisis is moving too slowly

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KTLA

During the case’s first in-person court hearing in more than three months, Judge David O. Carter sought a status update on last year’s agreement between the city and county to find housing for people who sleep near major thoroughfares, with priority for those over 65 or vulnerable to COVID-19.

Carter pointed out that the city managed to clear encampments from Los Angeles freeway overpasses in the runup to the Oscars, which were held downtown last month at Union Station.

Under an agreement reached last June, the county and city governments vowed to make 6,700 shelter beds available within 18 months. Carter read aloud from plaintiffs documents that showed while at least 1,300 beds were made available, only 396 were provided for people who reside near freeways or are 65 years or older.

Last month, Carter ordered the city and county to find shelter for all unhoused residents of the Skid Row area of downtown by October and audit any spending related to the out-of-control crisis of people living on the streets. That order was delayed by a federal appeals court pending two hearings Carter scheduled for this week. On Thursday the judge is expected to question lawyers for the city and county about how they expect to pay for shelter and services.

Thank you Judge Carter for caring.

[NJCher]

1. ah, I see the judge

has a fine sense of sarcasm. From the article:

“I want to show you, apparently, what you’re capable of doing,” Carter said, displaying several photos of empty sidewalks previously lined with tents. “We were certainly able to bat 100% for the Academy Awards, weren’t we?”

I read elsewhere that the units they have completed have cost the taxpayers something like $545,000 each. Does anyone know if that is true?

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3. Housing costs for the homeless rose to $531,000 a unit, L.A. controller's report says

From L.A.Times

My little brain wonders why "Mayor Garcetti Selected by Biden Administration to Become Ambassador to India, AP Reports"

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2. First of all refocus: the homeless aren't the problem, homelessness is. More homes less homeless ..

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