Motion would pause homeless encampment cleanups during environmental emergencies
Councilmember Ysabel Jurado asks Sanitation to halt CARE+ sweeps and post cancellation notices when the city or state declares an emergency.
Encampment cleanups would stop in areas under declared environmental emergencies, and unhoused residents would get cancellation notices, ideally at least 12 hours before a posted start time, plus alerts at cooling centers and on social media. Councilmember Ysabel Jurado introduced the motion, which also asks that Sanitation join emergency response activations.
What happens next
Referred to the Housing and Homelessness and Energy and Environment committees
How the Council voted on this file
Yes No Absent
- 10–0–5
Motion would pause homeless encampment cleanups during environmental emergencies
Council File 26-0936Item 2 · Oct 7 meeting - 15–0
Motion would pause homeless encampment cleanups during environmental emergencies
Council File 26-0936
Ysabel Jurado
Boyle HeightsPhoto: Los Angeles, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Los Angeles, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
