"Somehow At Some Point"
Ruth@roofless December 05 2024
THE UNHOUSED -The VA claims it wants to house veterans, but not in the ways the Powers court prescribes.
“There's one [unhoused veteran] across the street, one tent across the street from this courthouse today.”
Attorneys for a plaintiff class of unhoused veterans in Powers v McDonough pointed to the American flag-draped tent outside the new federal courthouse on First Street during a hearing on Wednesday, November 13th, two days after Veteran’s Day, objecting to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ motion to stay the district court’s October 11th judgment.
Hours later, the patriotic tent was gone, and a new fence erected where the humble shelter stood for months. Obstructive panels of rented chain link blocked an entire Metro bus stop, attracting a ticket on 11/19 from the City’s Bureau of Street Services Investigation and Enforcement Division, as reported by L.A. TACO journalist Lexis Olivier-Ray. The occupant of the tent, presumably an unhoused veteran, therefore a member of the now-settled Powers plaintiff class, was nowhere to be seen.
Link: https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/29985-somehow-at-some-point