By City News Service
Hand And Gavel.
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A man who obtained temporary housing through Project Roomkey is suing Los Angeles County, the city of Los Angeles, the state and other defendants, alleging two hotel guards barged into his room in 2020 after he had just showered, saying they were conducting an investigation.
Vernon Hawthorne s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleges invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, sexual harassment and trespass.
Hawthorne seeks unspecified damages in the suit filed Monday. A representative for the county could not be immediately reached.
Project Roomkey is a collaborative effort by the state, Los Angeles County and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority to obtain hotel and motel rooms for the homeless. The program also enables people without shelter to stay inside and limit the spread of COVID-19.
By City News Service
Hand And Gavel.
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A man who obtained temporary housing through Project Roomkey is suing Los Angeles County, the city of Los Angeles, the state and other defendants, alleging two hotel guards barged into his room in 2020 after he had just showered, saying they were conducting an investigation.
Vernon Hawthorne s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleges invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, sexual harassment and trespass.
Hawthorne seeks unspecified damages in the suit filed Monday. A representative for the county could not be immediately reached.
Project Roomkey is a collaborative effort by the state, Los Angeles County and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority to obtain hotel and motel rooms for the homeless. The program also enables people without shelter to stay inside and limit the spread of COVID-19.
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LA City Council votes to develop voluntary approach to homeless encampment cleanups
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LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to develop a more voluntary, service-based approach to replace the city s mandatory cleanups of homeless encampments.
The motion authored by Nithya Raman and Mike Bonin calls for the Bureau of Sanitation, in consultation with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, to develop standards for street engagement and hygiene services with a preference for voluntary compliance whenever possible.
The enhanced hygiene and sanitation services would:
occur on a regular schedule;
offer services including trash and bulky item pick-ups;
Barger Pulls Dr. Drew Pinsky Nomination To Homeless Commission Following Resistance
L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger withdrew her nomination of celebrity doctor Dr. Drew Pinsky to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) on Tuesday following public outcry.
On Tuesday, Barger announced the withdrawal of her proposal to appoint Pinsky, better known as Dr. Drew, to the LAHSA on Twitter after the consideration resulted in backlash due to Dr. Drew’s controversial stance on the homelessness crisis.
“I knew that Dr. Drew would bring a new, forward-thinking approach and would help us address mental health and substance abuse as driving factors in the ongoing homelessness crisis,” Barger said. “Unfortunately, the proposed appointment took away from these important conversations about care for people experiencing homelessness.”