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    LA County offers 3,000 new mental health and substance use treatment beds in bid to end lawsuit

    by Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times Sep 26, 2023 2 minutes
    A pedestrian walks past a man sleeping on a Skid Row sidewalk on Aug. 16, 2023, in Los Angeles, where homelessness has seen a 10 percent surge compared to last year.

    Facing the prospect of a trial neither side wanted, Los Angeles County and the plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking more homeless services have proposed a settlement that appears to meet the demands of a federal judge who twice rejected earlier agreements.

    In the new proposal, filed in federal court Monday, the county pledges to provide an additional 3,000 beds for mental health and

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