One day after Los Angeles received confirmation of a major increase in its homeless population, two City Council members said they want to look into legal strategies to force nearby cities to provide shelter beds or allow people to sleep on their sidewalks
“People are understandably asking why the hell that is,” Bonin said. “And it’s because the city of Los Angeles is obeying the court dictates, and the city across the street isn’t.”
One homeless woman living on Venice Boulevard offered a different perspective, saying police in Culver City regularly instruct homeless people to move their belongings to the L.A. side of the street at the 405 Freeway overpass. Cole also said Santa Monica officials believe they are in full compliance with the 9th Circuit decision by providing shelter and other services.
“If L.A. city wants to take it upon itself to get its city attorney to force these other communities to comply with the ruling, more power to them,” she said. Bonin said he wants the city to look at encouraging the nonprofit groups that have sued L.A. over homelessness to put pressure on other cities. Buscaino for his part, said the state officials should freeze transportation funding for cities that aren’t “doing their part” to address the homeless crisis.
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