Government
Jan. 8, 2026
Judge orders LA to pay $1.8M in fees for homeless reporting failures
A federal judge ordered Los Angeles to pay $1.8 million in attorney fees, faulting the city for failing to provide accurate homelessness data and comply with a landmark settlement agreement.
A federal judge has ordered the city of Los Angeles to pay $1.8 million in attorney fees and some $5,000 in costs for failing to meet its obligations to address homelessness under a landmark settlement agreement with advocates.
"This case is about far more than the reporting of metrics," U.S. District Judge David O. Carter wrote in his order on Tuesday. "Quite simply, it is about providing housing and shelter to unhoused people and getting them off the street."...
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