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Garcetti Speaks With HUD Secretary About Federal Funding For Homeless Crisis

City News ServiceApril 23, 2021

Mayor Eric Garcetti today joined a news conference with Rep. Maxine Waters and U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge to discuss the $5 billion allocated through American Rescue Plan to states, tribal areas and local governments to address homelessness.

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Plaintiffs in Homelessness Lawsuit Ask Judge to Order L.A. Skid Row Clean-Up

April 13, 2021

The plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit seeking to force the city and county of Los Angeles to effectively deal with the homelessness crisis filed a motion for a preliminary injunction today that would require housing to be offered to thousands of indigent people in downtown’s skid row area by August.