Jan. 12, 2026
LA violated Brown Act in closed session homelessness votes, judge rules
A Superior Court judge found Los Angeles unlawfully approved homelessness policy in closed session, ruling Brown Act litigation exceptions do not shield settlement-driven policy decisions from public scrutiny and transparency.
A Superior Court judge ruled that Los Angeles violated California's open-meetings law by approving key homelessness policy decisions during closed city council sessions tied to a settlement in federal court, rejecting the city's argument that the actions were shielded by a litigation exception.
At issue is the city's handling of a 2022 settlement with the LA Alliance for Human Rights, a group of skid row businesses and property owners that sued Los Angeles in 2020 alle...
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