{"id":2049173,"date":"2023-09-29T06:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T10:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/group-sues-los-angeles-mayor-over-homelessness-emergency-orders\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T06:17:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T10:17:34","slug":"group-sues-los-angeles-mayor-over-homelessness-emergency-orders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/group-sues-los-angeles-mayor-over-homelessness-emergency-orders\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Mayor sued over homelessness orders."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgroup-sues-los-angeles-mayor-over-homelessness-emergency-orders%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2049173&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>A \u200bNonprofit Group Sues Los Angeles Mayor Over \u200cEmergency\u2064 Powers to \u200bAddress Homelessness Crisis<\/h2>\n<p>A \u200dnonprofit \u2062group called Fix The City is \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-m-widower-sues-alburquerque-over-sanctuary-city-policy\/\" title=\"N.M. widower sues Alburquerque over sanctuary city policy\">taking legal action<\/a> against Los \u200cAngeles Mayor\u200c Karen Bass for utilizing emergency powers \u200dto tackle the city&#8217;s escalating homeless crisis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Fix The City, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-bidens-federal-elections-takeover-is-free-and-fair-why-are-the-plans-completely-redacted\/\" title=\"If Biden\u2019s Federal Elections Takeover Is \u2018Free And Fair,\u2019 Why Are The Plans Completely Redacted?\">government accountability group<\/a>, filed a lawsuit on September \u206425 in Los \u2064Angeles Superior\u2063 Court challenging\u200b the \u200bcity&#8217;s adoption of Ms. Bass&#8217;s emergency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/la-continue-state-of-emergency-on-homelessness-4982269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">order<\/a> on homelessness, which granted her \u2062the authority \u2062to declare a local emergency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The lawsuit \u200calleges that the \u2064order violates state\u2063 laws regarding the\u200c declaration of local emergencies,\u200d competitive bidding for contracts exceeding $5,000, and the mayor&#8217;s ability to &#8220;commandeer property&#8221; in violation of constitutional\u2062 eminent-domain protections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/los-angeles-approves-83-million-hotel-purchase-to-house-homeless-5484582?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Los Angeles Approves\u2062 $83 Million \u2064Hotel \u2063Purchase \u2062to House \u2062Homeless<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/31\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/los-angeles-approves-83-million-hotel-purchase-to-house-homeless-5484582?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/los-angeles-consider-halting-funding-for-homeless-agency-due-to-inaccessible-data-5444878?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Los Angeles Considers Halting Funding for Homeless Agency Due\u2062 to Inaccessible Data<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/4\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/los-angeles-consider-halting-funding-for-homeless-agency-due-to-inaccessible-data-5444878?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;This law simply puts too much power in the\u200d hands of city officials,&#8221;\u2062 stated Mike Eveloff, president of Fix The City, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/fixthecity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/LAAC-8_33-Press-Release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. &#8220;City officials seem to believe that, in \u2062the name of the \u200bdeclared\u200b emergency, they can hold secret negotiations\u200c and make vendor selections without notifying \u2063the public\u2063 until the\u2064 project is\u200c a &#8216;done\u2063 deal.&#8217; This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marjorie-taylor-greene-confronts-lindsey-graham-in-person-on-red-flag-legislation-due-process\/\" title=\"Marjorie Taylor Greene Confronts Lindsey Graham In-Person On \u2018Red Flag\u2019 Legislation, \u2018Due Process\u2019\">eliminates due process<\/a> and excludes the public from being involved in any way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The group argues\u200c that the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/group-sues-los-angeles-mayor-over-homelessness-emergency-orders\/\" title=\"LA Mayor sued over homelessness orders.\">emergency order violates state law<\/a> by granting the mayor \u2062the power to issue immediate\u200d rules, regulations, and orders, commandeer property, unilaterally execute contracts, and suspend competitive bidding.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200c December\u200b 2022, the\u200c Los Angeles\u2062 City Council initially approved the emergency declaration by Mayor Bass, who took office recently. \u2063Since then, she has signed\u200b directives to expedite\u200b the approval process for certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-republicans-push-ahead-with-largest-tax-cut-in-state-history\/\" title=\"Florida Republicans Push Ahead With Largest Tax Cut in State History\">affordable housing projects<\/a> and implement a program to provide \u2064shelter for residents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Similar to health emergencies declared in many \u200dcities and states across the United States \u200dduring the COVID-19 pandemic, the homelessness\u200b emergency allows for streamlined approvals and\u2063 reviews.<\/p>\n<p>While Fix The City acknowledges the need to address the\u200b homelessness crisis, they firmly believe\u200d that such actions \u2062should not infringe upon\u200c the\u200d public&#8217;s rights. The lawsuit aims to invalidate the current emergency\u2064 declaration and all associated measures.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>A homeless encampment surrounds Echo Lake Park in Los Angeles \u2062on March 25, 2021. (Frederic J. Brown\/AFP \u200dvia Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to the \u2064latest count by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, approximately 41,980 individuals are homeless\u2064 in the city of Los Angeles, representing a 1.7 percent increase from \u20642020.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate\u200b case, \u2064New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, also \u2064a Democrat, is facing calls for impeachment\u2063 after issuing a similar emergency order to address gun violence by banning the carrying of firearms in one city.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Ms. Grisham \u200bhas also been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/nra-and-new-mexico-republicans-file-sixth-lawsuit-over-gov-grishams-gun-carry-ban-5494567\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sued<\/a> by numerous gun groups, who argue that gun violence and drug use do not constitute public health emergencies and that the order \u2064violates the constitutional separation of powers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>No comment has been\u200b provided by Ms.\u2062 Bass&#8217;s office \u200bin response\u200b to \u2063the\u2064 lawsuit.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What implications does the lawsuit filed\u200d by Fix The City \u200bhave on the balance\u200b between executive authority and public participation in addressing the homelessness crisis<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Address the worsening homelessness crisis in the\u2063 city. The declaration gave the mayor the\u2062 authority to take immediate action and make decisions without going through \u200bthe usual \u200bprocesses and procedures.<\/p>\n<p>However, Fix The City believes that this emergency order goes against\u200c state laws and infringes \u200bupon the rights \u2063of the public.\u2063 They argue that the power given to the mayor allows\u2064 for secret negotiations and vendor selections without public knowledge or input. This, they claim, eliminates due process \u2062and excludes the public from being\u2062 involved in\u2064 any way.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the nonprofit group argues that the order violates state laws regarding\u2062 the declaration of local emergencies, which require competitive bidding for contracts exceeding $5,000. They also highlight that the mayor&#8217;s ability\u200c to &#8220;commandeer property&#8221;\u200d infringes\u2062 upon constitutional eminent-domain protections.<\/p>\n<p>In light of these concerns, Fix The\u2062 City filed a \u2063lawsuit on September 25,\u200d challenging the adoption of the emergency order and seeking legal action against Mayor Karen Bass. The group aims to hold the city accountable \u200dfor its actions and\u2064 ensure that the proper legal processes are followed.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Eveloff, the president\u2062 of Fix The City, expressed\u200d his concerns\u200d about the excessive power given \u200dto \u200ccity officials and the lack of \u2062transparency in their decision-making. He believes that\u200c city officials are using the excuse of an emergency\u2063 to bypass public involvement and\u2064 push through their own agendas.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that addressing the \u200dhomelessness crisis is a pressing issue for the city of Los Angeles. However, it is\u200b equally important \u2064to uphold the principles of transparency, accountability, and due process. Fix The City&#8217;s lawsuit sheds light on these concerns and serves as a reminder that even\u200b in times of\u2063 crisis, the rights and voices of the public should not be overlooked or disregarded.<\/p>\n<p>As the lawsuit moves\u200b forward, it will be interesting to see how the court responds and whether it finds merit\u2064 in Fix The City&#8217;s arguments. Ultimately, the outcome of \u200cthis legal action will have significant implications\u200d for\u200d the use of emergency powers in addressing the homelessness crisis \u2063in Los \u2063Angeles and the\u2062 balance between executive authority and public participation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nonprofit group, Fix The City, has filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for using emergency powers to tackle the homeless crisis. The lawsuit, filed on Sept. 25 in LA Superior Court, challenges the city&#8217;s adoption of Bass&#8217;s emergency order on homelessness, granting her the authority to declare a state of emergency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":242,"featured_media":2049174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2049173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2049173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/242"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2049173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2049173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2049174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2049173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2049173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2049173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}