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Housing Justice

• LA Times, Could L.A.’s rezoning plan to boost housing supply cause more tenant displacement?, 11/14/24
• LAist, LA could cap rent hikes next year to 2% under new city rent control recommendations, 11/8/24

Immigrants’ Rights

• San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego federal court was ground zero for hashing out Trump’s border policies. A repeat is likely., 11/30/24
• Jurist News, Los Angeles passes ‘sanctuary’ ordinance to protect migrants from deportation under Trump, 11/20/24
• Westside Voice, City Council Votes 13-0 to Codify Los Angeles as a Sanctuary City, 11/19/24

Foster Care (Ocean S. v. L.A. County)

• Pasadena Now, DOJ Files Statement of Interest in L.A. County Foster Care Lawsuit, 11/9/24

Foster Care (Kevin S. Settlement)

• Santa Fe New Mexican, Lawyer skewers CYFD chief over lack of progress, 11/23/24
• Albuquerque Journal, CYFD chief in the hot seat at end of reform hearing, 11/23/24
• Santa Fe New Mexican, Lawmakers question if CYFD task force went far enough, 11/19/24
• Santa Fe New Mexican, State says it has made progress on wellness checks for kids in CYFD custody, 11/19/24
• Albuquerque Journal, CYFD still struggles with staffing “crisis,” too few foster homes, experts say, 11/17/24
• Santa Fe New Mexican, Report: CYFD fell far short on lawsuit settlement targets, 11/15/24
• Santa Fe New Mexican, New Mexico still sending some high-needs children out of state, doctor says, 11/12/24
• Albuquerque Journal, CYFD on the defensive during arbitration hearing, 11/10/24
• Santa Fe New Mexican, LFC director called as witness in Kevin S. arbitration, 11/8/24

Unhoused Veterans Litigation (Powers v. McDonough)

• Excélsior, Un tribunal de apelaciones detiene el trabajo sobre viviendas temporales para personas sin hogar en West LA, 11/30/24
• LA Times, Appeals court extends stay of judges order to build veterans housing, 11/29/24
• Military.com, Court-Mandated Plan Forcing the VA to House 3,000 Homeless Vets in Los Angeles on Hold, 11/27/24
• LAist, VA housing delayed, 11/27/24
• Law360, 9th Circ. Pauses Ruling For VA To Build Vets’ Housing, 11/26/24
• KNX, Court-ordered VA homeless housing project in West L.A. halted by appeals court, 11/26/24
• Stars and Stripes, VA fights court order to develop hundreds of shelter beds, apartment units for LA homeless vets, 11/25/24
• Military.com, VA Touts Housing Homeless Vets in LA While Fighting Court Order to Build More Units, 11/15/24
• Westside Current, Judge Denies VA Bid to Stall Work on Temporary Housing on West LA Property, 11/14/24
• Fox11, VA Campus celebrates new building for homeless vets days after appealing order to build temporary units, 11/14/24
• MyNewsLA, Hearing to Explore Temporary Housing for West LA Veterans, 11/13/24
• Antelope Valley Press, Housing for homeless vets still mired in court, 11/13/24
• CBS News, Legal battle continues over VA’s use of West LA campus, 11/12/24
• Westside Today, Court Halts Order for Expedited Veteran Housing in West LA, Citing VA’s Budget Constraints, 11/13/24
• Yo! Venice, 9th Circuit Court Blocks Modular Housing Plan for West L.A. VA Campus: Report, 11/13/24
• MyNewsLA, Appeals Court Halts Work on Temporary Housing on Veterans Grounds in West LA, 11/12/24
• LA Times, U.S. appeals court stops work on modular shelters on the VA’s West L.A. campus, 11/11/24
• LAist, VA housing paused, 11/11/24
• Westside Current, Federal Court Order Halts Plan for Temporary Housing at West LA VA Campus Days Before Veterans Day, 11/11/24
• Long Lead, On Veterans Day weekend, appeals court grants VA’s request to halt building of homeless vet housing, 11/11/24
• Law360, Judge Won’t Pause Housing Order In LA Campus Suit, 11/8/24
• Daily Bruin, UCLA baseball prepares for possible final season at Jackie Robinson Stadium, 11/3/24
• LA Times, Letters to the Editor: Why is VA land used for sports facilities when veterans are homeless?, 11/1/24
• Daily Journal, VA Files Stay Request in Homeless Veteran Housing Case, 11/1/24

Board Spotlight

• LA Business Journal, 2024 Corporate Counsel of the Year – Public Company Honoree, 11/1/24

Staff Spotlight

• Law.com, Litigators of the Week: A Win for Homeless Veterans On the VA’s West LA Campus, 10/18/24

National Pro Bono Week

• Talk Justice (an LSC podcast), The Benefits of Professionalizing Pro Bono, 10/22/24

Street Vending

• Univision LA, Confusión con los permisos para vendedores ambulantes, 10/20/24

Unhoused Veterans Litigation (Powers v. McDonough)

• MyNewsLA, UCLA Will Temporarily Return to Baseball Field at VA, 10/30/24
• LA Times, Judge allows UCLA baseball team to return to Jackie Robinson Stadium, 10/29/24
• CBS News, UCLA allowed to use baseball field after striking deal in VA land use dispute, 10/29/24
• KNX-FM, Judge allows UCLA to resume using baseball stadium on veterans grounds, 10/29/24
• LAist, UCLA is welcome back to the West LA VA campus baseball fields – for now, 10/29/24
• The Real Deal, VA appeals court order to build more homes at West LA campus, 10/28/24
• LAist, VA planning to appeal judge’s order to build housing on West LA campus, 10/26/24
• Long Lead, VA appeals landmark ruling ordering it to build housing for homeless veterans, 10/26/24
• LA Times, VA appeals judgment ordering thousands of housing units built on its West Los Angeles campus, 10/25/24
• Daily Journal, VA to appeal federal judge’s ruling on West LA land, 10/25/24
• Law360, UCLA Strikes Out On Bid To Join Row Over Baseball Facility, 10/25/24
• The Real Deal, Federal judge denies UCLA bid to delay VA housing by Bruins’ baseball stadium, 10/25/24
• Westside Current, Court Blocks UCLA’s Delay, Clears Path for Westside Veteran Housing with Key Hearing Ahead, 10/24/24
• Daily News, Judge denies UCLA bid to stall order for vets housing at Bruins baseball stadium, 10/24/24
• The Pride LA, Judge Orders VA to Build Housing for Homeless Veterans as Quickly as Possible, 10/23/24
• Brentwood News, Judge Orders VA to Build Housing for Homeless Veterans as Quickly as Possible, 10/23/24
• Daily Bruin, UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium parking lot to become modular housing for veterans, 10/22/24
• Military.com, VA Must Start Building 750 Temporary Units for Homeless Vets on Los Angeles Land, Judge Says, 10/21/24
• KNX-FM, UCLA baseball stadium parking lot will be turned into veteran housing, 10/21/24
• LA Times, Judge orders VA to build housing on UCLA baseball parking lot. On the double!, 10/21/24
• Long Lead, Judge orders VA to build 100 temporary housing units on West LA VA campus, 10/19/24
• LA Times, The VA failed to disclose findings of a survey that shows keen veteran interest in a hotel, 10/16/24
• Long Lead, Final judgment: Carter issues permanent injunction against the VA, 10/12/24
• KNX News, Judge orders VA to quickly construct housing for Vets on West L.A. campus, 10/11/24
• Courthouse News Service, Judge orders Veteran Affairs to build supportive housing on West LA campus, 10/11/24
• Long Lead, “You’re all stalling.” A frustrated Judge Carter lashes out at UCLA, VA over delays, 10/9/24
• LAist, Citing veteran homelessness ‘emergency,’ judge orders housing built faster at VA campus, 10/8/24
• Law 360, Judge Tells VA To Quickly Develop Housing for LA Veterans, 10/8/24
• Invisible People, Judge Blasts VA for Failing Homeless Veterans with Disabilities, 10/8/24
• Daily Journal, UCLA pleads with federal judge to reopen baseball stadium, 10/7/24
• ABC7, UCLA offers proposal for use of baseball stadium amid VA housing lawsuit, 10/7/24
• LAist, UCLA offers proposal to stay on VA campus after being locked out of baseball stadium, 10/5/24
• Long Lead, Judge mulls emergency order to build veteran housing in former ballpark parking lot: “You can’t tell me our country can’t do this.”, 10/5/24
• Daily Journal, Homeless vets are ‘letting’ private school use VA land, judge says, 10/3/24
• Long Lead, “It’s not yours anymore.” Judge Carter presses parties to seal Brentwood School deal, 10/3/24
• KNX-FM, Progress in legal battle over West L.A. VA land, 10/2/24

Staff Spotlight

• Daily Journal, 50 years on, Mark Rosenbaum remains the ‘radical lawyer’ he dreamed of being, 9/16/24
• Law360, New Public Counsel Leader On Her Vision To Advance Justice, 9/6/24

Unhoused Veterans Litigation (Powers v. McDonough)

• Athletic Business, UCLA Baseball Stadium on Lock Down Over VA Land Use Dispute, 9/30/24
• Ventura County Star, VA ordered to lock down Jackie Robinson Stadium at UCLA, 9/27/24
• LA Times, UCLA baseball loses its home field — for now — in a lawsuit over its use of veterans’ land, 9/26/24
• Daily Journal, Judge closes UCLA stadium on VA grounds, gives private school more time, 9/26/24
• LAist, Judge orders UCLA baseball stadium cordoned off as pressure increases on outside groups to leave VA campus, 9/26/24
• Sport Illustrated, Judge Orders UCLA Team Locked Out of Its Own Stadium, 9/26/24
• KABC-TV, UCLA’s Jackie Robinson baseball stadium locked down under lawsuit over veterans housing, 9/26/24
• KTLA-TV, UCLA’s Jackie Robinson Stadium to close Thursday in wake of judge’s V.A. ruling, 9/26/24
• KNBC-TV, Judge orders UCLA’s Jackie Robinson Stadium on VA grounds locked down, 9/26/24
• KCBS-TV, Judge orders UCLA baseball stadium to be locked up over VA land use dispute, 9/26/24
• KABC-TV, Federal judge orders UCLA’s Jackie Robinson baseball stadium locked down under lawsuit over veterans housing, 9/25/24
• LA Times, Vets are pushing for a ‘Town Center’ on L.A.’s VA campus. But what is it? And will it have a hotel bar?, 9/24/24
• AirTalk – LAist, Judge orders West Los Angeles VA to build more housing, 9/18/24
• Clermont Sun, Op-Ed: Vietnam Vet Helps Los Angeles Veterans Get Justice, 9/18/24
• Military.com, ‘That’s Our Land’: Homeless Veterans in LA Hail Court Ruling Ordering VA to Use Campus for Housing, 9/18/24
• Brentwood Beat, Brentwood Beat: Finally, Hope for a Real VA Breakthrough, 9/17/24
• Traded, Federal Judge Directs Veterans Affairs to Construct Additional 2,500 Homes in West LA Campus, 9/16/24
• Westside Current, Judge Orders Over 2,500 New Homes for Veterans at West L.A. Campus, Declares UCLA Lease Illegal, 9/16/24
• Living in the USA Podcast, Vets vs. VA: Mark Rosenbaum, 9/12/24
• LA Times, Editorial: It shouldn’t take a judge to make VA house homeless vets, 9/11/24
• KCRW, Judge rules West LA VA is ‘turning its back’ on homeless veterans, 9/9/24
• Connecting Vets, VA must build more than 2,500 housing units on its West Los Angeles campus, 9/9/24
• Stars and Stripes, VA ordered to provide hundreds of additional shelter beds, build nearly 2,000 housing units for homeless vets in LA, 9/9/24
• Urbanize LA, Judge orders VA to build 2,500 more homes at West L.A. campus, 9/9/24
• NBC 4, West LA VA campus ordered by judge to build more housing, 9/7/24
• CNN, VA ordered to build thousands more homes for veterans on West Los Angeles campus, 9/6/24
• NBC News, Judge orders VA to build more housing for homeless veterans in Los Angeles, 9/6/24
• NPR, LA homeless veterans win decades-long fight in new court ruling, 9/6/24
• Bloomberg, L.A. Veterans Will Get More Housing After ‘Broken Promises’, 9/6/24
• LA Times, VA must build more housing on West L.A. campus, and UCLA and Brentwood School leases are illegal, judge rules, 9/6/24
• KCBS-LA (CBS), KCAL News 11p on CBS Los Angeles, 9/6/24
• LAist, Veteran housing order, 9/6/24
• Daily Journal, Federal judge rules for homeless veterans suing VA, September 6
• ABC7, Federal judge blast Veterans Affairs, orders more housing for veterans on West L.A. campus, 9/6/24
• KABC-LA (ABC), Eyewitness News 4PM, 9/6/24
• Westside Today, Federal Judge Orders VA to End Private Leases, Expand Housing for Homeless Veterans on West LA Campus, 9/6/24
• The Real Deal, Housing crunch delivers punch to LA’s upper crust at VA campus, 9/6/24
• Task & Purpose, VA ordered to build thousands of homes for veterans on Los Angeles campus, 9/6/24
• Law360, VA Must Turn LA Campus Into Vets’ Housing, Judge Says, 9/6/24

Immigrants’ Rights

• LA Times, Is L.A.’s planned ‘sanctuary city’ law languishing?, 9/28/24
• Law360, Sidley, Other Attys Get $850K In Fees For Migrant Family Suit, 9/11/24

Tenant Protections for Small Businesses & Nonprofits (SB 1103)

• CÁLO News, A groundbreaking law could soon protect small business owners in California, 9/20/24

Homelessness and Affordable Housing

• LAist, Long-awaited report recommends L.A. lower rent cap, 9/16/24

Clinic Spotlight

• Colorado Boulevard, Homelessness Prevention Clinic at Robinson Community Center, 9/17/24

Public Counsel Alumni News

• Daily Journal, Newsom makes 3 appellate nominations, 7 judge appointments, 9/30/24 
• KTLA-TV, Gov. Gavin Newsom announces 6 Southern California judicial appointments, 9/30/24

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

Immigrants’ Rights

• 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