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Committee accepts report on court-based outreach and record-clearing services for people experiencing homelessness
Summary
The committee heard from city attorneys and program staff about a long-running court-based outreach program that provides legal motions, traffic ticket resolution and monthly collaborative court sessions in Skid Row to help people experiencing homelessness clear low-level cases and connect to services.
The Los Angeles City Council Homelessness and Housing Committee accepted a report May 14 on the cityprogram that provides legal services, outreach and mobile court sessions for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Cynthia González, the supervising attorney for the program, described a field team composed of attorneys and coordinators who travel to libraries, Skid Row and other outreach sites to help…
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