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Agosto 2024 Media Roundup
Unhoused Veterans Litigation (Powers v. McDonough)
- Navy Times, From formation to tent city: New doc follows vets’ fight for housing, 8/31/24
- Long Lead, Day 16: Closing arguments pit “real progress” against a “deeply broken system”, 8/31/24
- Bloomberg Law, Government Duty to House Veterans Weighed in Los Angeles Trial, 8/30/24
- MyNewsLA.com, Ruling Expected Early Next Month in Case Involving the VA’s West LA Campus, 8/30/24
- KTLA 5, Closing arguments are underway in a court case meant to address the plight of homeless veterans, 8/30
- Long Lead, Day 15: A landfill with methane and radioactive waste threatens veteran housing at the West LA VA, 8/30/24
- LA Times, VA’s illegal leases pose a tough choice for a federal judge, 8/27/24
- Long Lead, Judge Carter tours the West Los Angeles VA property, 8/22/24
- NBC4 News, Judge tours West LA land use for homeless veterans, 8/21/24
- Long Lead, Judge Carter tours the West Los Angeles VA property, 8/22/24
- American Legion, New HUD-VASH Ruling Expands Rental Assistance for Disabled Veterans, No Longer Counts Disability Benefits Toward Eligibility, 8/12/24
- News Nation, VA changes rental, housing assistance rules for disabled veterans, 8/11/24
- Task and Purpose, VA changes rules, expands housing assistance for disabled veterans, 8/10/24
- ABC7, HUD eases income requirements to help disabled homeless veterans get housing, 8/9/24
- Military.com, Housing Agency Scraps Catch-22-Type Rule That Kept Disabled Homeless Vets from Receiving Rent Vouchers, 8/9/24
- KQED, Advocates Applaud Changes that Will Help Disabled Veterans Find Housing, 8/9/24
- NBC News, More disabled homeless veterans may qualify for subsidized housing, 8/8/24
- LA Times, U.S. Housing officials to scrap a rule that denies housing to the most disabled veterans, 8/8/24
- LAist, Federal government ends policy that blocked unhoused LA veterans from housing, 8/8/24
- Stars and Stripes, Disability income for veterans will no longer disqualify them from rental assistance, 8/8/24
- HousingWire, HUD expands supportive housing program for veterans, 8/8/24
- CNN, “Veterans Affairs Dept. on trial over housing for homeless vets,” 8/7/24
- Spectrum News 1, Landmark trial underway against Veteran Affairs department over housing, 8/7/24
- Home of the Brave, Day 1: Opening Statements in Powers v. McDonough, 8/7/24
- Fox11, Homeless vets head to trial against VA, 8/6/24
- Fox11, Veterans file lawsuit demanding permanent housing for homeless Los Angeles vets, 8/6/24
- LA Times, After half a century of grievances, veterans’ housing demands on West L.A. VA campus go to trial, 8/5/24
Homelessness and Affordable Housing (Including LA Forward v. City of LA)
- NY Times, As California Clears Homeless Camps, Two Projects Point a Way Forward, 8/17/24
- MyNewsLA, LA City Committee Finalizes Guidelines for Homelessness Prevention Programs, 8/15/24
- LA Times, “L.A. is packed with live music arenas. How will Inglewood’s new Intuit Dome stand out?,” 8/8/24
- The Nation, “Dysfunctional Los Angeles City Politics Threatens Housing Progress,” 8/2/24
Derechos de los inmigrantes
- Al Jazeera, New US immigration policy: Rule for undocumented spouses comes into effect, 8/20/24
Foster Care (Kevin S. Settlement and Ocean S. Litigation)
- Santa Fe New Mexican, New Mexico failed to meet deadlines on commitments in child welfare suit, filings say, 8/31/24
- LA Times, How many foster kids are homeless in L.A. County? Nobody knows, 8/19/24
- EdSource, It is impossible to know how many Los Angeles foster youth are homeless, 8/19/24
Regional Centers—Spotlighting Disparities in Services for Children with Developmental Disabilities
- LA Times, Nearly $1 billion in funds left unspent by centers for disabled Californians, 8/20/24
Tenant Protections for Small Businesses & Nonprofits (SB 1103)
- Capital & Main, California Lawmakers Set to Vote on First-in-Nation Tenant Protections for Small Businesses, 8/27/24
Staff Spotlight
- LegalNews.com, “Faizah Malik, ‘11: Fight for Housing Justice,” 8/9/24
Julio 2024 Media Roundup
Appointment of Kathryn Eidmann as President & CEO
- Daily Journal, “Public Counsel’s new CEO girds for next US president,” Julio 24, 2024
- Law360, “Public Counsel Promotes Longtime Civil Rights Atty To CEO,” Julio 25, 2024
Settlement of Street Vending Litigation (CPC v. City of LA)
- LA Downtown News, Looking Forward: Street vendors, community organizations talk future plans, 7/29/24
- L.A. Taco, Street Vendors Successfully Sue City to Remove Illegal ‘No Vending’ Signs And Won, 7/25/24
- StreetsBlogLA, L.A. Street Vendors Celebrate Removal of No-Vending Restrictions in Huge Win Against City, 7/22/24
- ABC7, LA street vendors reach settlement with city over vending restrictions, 7/20/24
- Telemundo52, Vendedores ambulantes logran acuerdo con la ciudad de Los Ángeles sobre reglas de ventas, 7/19/24
- La Opinión, Vendedores ambulantes se anotan una victoria: pueden vender donde sea, 7/19/24
- LA Times, In a win for street vendors, L.A. agrees to lift restrictions and cancel fines, 7/19/24
- LAist, LA agrees to lift restrictions on street vendors and cancel fines to settle lawsuit, 7/19/24
- Daily Journal, LA Reaches Settlement With Street Vendors Banned Near Iconic Sites, 7/19/24
- MyNewsLA, Street Merchants Reach Settlement with City of LA Related Over Vending Rules, 7/19/24
- Audacy.com, Street vendors reach settlement with L.A. over vending rules, 7/19/24
Summary Judgment Victory and Other Coverage of Unhoused Veterans Litigation (Powers v. McDonough)
- The Nation, How Kamala Can Win, and Homeless Vets Sue the VA, 7/31/24
- Daily Journal, Judge rules VA’s leasing policy discriminates against veterans, 7/17/24
- LA Times, VA housing policy discriminates against disabled veterans, federal judge rules, 7/15/24
- LAist, Judge finds illegal discrimination blocks some disabled veterans from housing at West LA VA campus, 7/15/24
- Courthouse News, Judge blasts VA for renting out land meant to house homeless vets, 7/15/24
- LAW360, VA Campus Income Limits are Discriminatory Judge Finds, 7/15/24
- MyNewsLA, Judge: VA’s Land Leasing in West LA Discriminates Against Disabled Veterans, 7/15/24
- Daily Journal, Federal judge appears unlikely to toss homeless veterans’ class action, 7/10/24
Filing of Venice Dell Litigation (LA Forward Institute v. City of LA)
- LA Progressive, Los Angeles Resurrects Racial Redlining, 7/28/24
- Caló News, Lawsuit alleges that an affordable housing project in Venice Beach is being unlawfully blocked by city officials, 7/26/24
- Southern California Record, City of L.A. accused of ‘thinly veiled racism’ in lawsuit over Venice low-income housing project, 7/19/24
- Palisades News, Residents Sue City of Los Angeles For Stalling Affordable Housing Development, 7/16/24
- The Real Deal, Advocates accuse LA of stalling homeless housing complex in Venice, 7/16/24
- Daily Journal, Los Angeles city leaders accused of blocking Venice housing project, 7/15/24
- LA Times, L.A. officials continue to stall homeless housing project in Venice, new lawsuit claims, 7/12/24
- KTLA, L.A. officials accused of delaying affordable housing project in Venice, 7/12/24
- AirTalk, Lawsuit alleges intentional stalling of Venice housing development by elected officials, 7/12/24
- MyNewsLA, Venice Residents Sue City Over Alleged Attempts to Stop Housing Project, 7/11/24
- KNX News, L.A. sued over ‘illegal efforts’ to impede housing project in Venice, 7/11/24
- Daily News, LA is sued for slowing a project for homeless and poor on Venice Canal, 7/11/24
- LA Public Press, LA sued for stalling construction of supportive housing in Venice, 7/11/24
- LAist, New lawsuit aims to stop LA leaders from further ‘thwarting’ Venice homeless housing project, 7/11/24
Foster Care and Children’s Rights
- LA Times, “A toddler died of a fentanyl overdose. DCFS trusted his mom’s friend to keep him safe,” Julio 22, 2024
Homelessness and Affordable Housing
- Daily Journal, Mixed reactions to Newsom’s order on encampments, 7/26/24
- Liberty Hill Podcast: “Housing Justice on the Move in the Courts, in the Streets, at the Polls,” 7/24/24
- Daily Journal, LA mayor blasts Supreme Court over homeless decision, 7/1/24
