Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will not serve as a witness in a federal court hearing that could result in the city's homelessness programs being placed under receivership. The legal team for the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights has withdrawn subpoenas for her and other city officials to prevent delays in proceedings. The alliance claims that the city is failing to meet commitments under a 2022 settlement agreement to provide shelter beds for the homeless, while city officials assert their compliance intentions by the June 2027 deadline.
"I think it's cowardly for the mayor to not testify. She's come in to court on multiple occasions and shared talking points, but has never undergone cross-examination."
"The city must provide 12,915 beds for its unhoused population by June 2027, but the alliance contends that the city is failing to meet this commitment."
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