Class recorded October 28, 2021

Homelessness may be the most urgent problem in Los Angeles, but the debate about it often ignores important legal realities. Join a distinguished panel of experts who will provide clarity regarding what state and local governments can and cannot do to address homelessness, and what effective, legal solutions to a complex crisis might look like. Q&A with the panelists to follow.

Class covers:

• Do local governments have a legal obligation to address homelessness?
• Does the law allow local governments to remove encampments or “crack down” on other visible signs of homelessness?
• What rights do unhoused individuals have, and how do these legal rights affect efforts to end homelessness?
• What would a legal “right to shelter” look like? (And what did it once look like in California?)
• Why does homelessness persist despite the laws passed and the funding created so far, and what legal solutions might see more success in the future?

Earn 1.0 hour general California participatory MCLE credit: After registration, you will be provided course materials, an evaluation form and your Certificate of Attendance via email. Attendance will be verified for the State Bar based on your screen name or phone number provided.

Presented by: Prof. Gary Blasi, Professor of Law Emeritus, UCLA School of Law (https://law.ucla.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/gary-l-blasi), Sen. Sydney K. Kamlager, California State Senate (https://sd30.senate.ca.gov/), Elizabeth Mitchell, Counsel, Spertus, Landes & Umhofer LLP (https://spertuslaw.com/our-attorneys/elizabeth-mitchell/), Benjamin Oreskes, Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/people/benjamin-oreskes), Alisha Saska, Community Legal Aid of SoCal, (https://www.communitylegalsocal.org/)

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice.  LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons.  For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.