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Mar. 20, 2020

Federal judge wades into LA’s homeless problem

Orange County's longest-serving federal judge traveled to Los Angeles for an emergency status conference in a new homeless-related lawsuit that now has heightened urgency in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic.

Federal judge wades into LA’s homeless problem
Judge Carter

LOS ANGELES -- An ambitious plan to move 6,000 homeless people into 42 city recreational centers in Los Angeles now has the guidance of a federal judge known for both his unorthodoxy and his effectiveness in establishing homeless services in Orange County.

Appearing before U.S. District Judge David O. Carter at the First Street Courthouse on Thursday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti declared the hearing "the first meeting of the Judg...

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