Editorial: LA officials lied to justify seizing homeless people’s belongings. That’s despicable
by Los Angeles Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Apr 24, 2024
3 minutes
For homeless people, the only place to store their belongings is on the ground or inside a tent. When city workers clean up a sidewalk and take those belongings and destroy them, the effect is devastating. People have lost their tents, clean clothes, personal records, IDs, medications and more, according to a lawsuit accusing the city of Los Angeles of illegal seizure and destruction of property.
Janet Garcia, one of the eight plaintiffs in the filed by
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