Criminal
Jun. 26, 2015
LA mayor should veto laws criminalizing homelessness
This week, rather than increasing housing or services, the Los Angeles City Council passed two laws that make it easier to seize the belongings of people living on the streets. By Adam Murray
Just a few short weeks ago, the Los Angeles City Council launched an ad hoc committee
on homelessness with the express purpose of crafting a comprehensive homelessness
policy. Many were hopeful that this committee signaled a move away from the city's
longstanding punitive approach of criminalizing homelessness. That approach has earned
Los Angeles the moniker of "the meanest city ...
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