Court weighs options as LA and Trump administration face off over homelessness funding

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Aaron Schrank, as published by LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) · August 12, 2026 · 1 min read

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U.S. District Judge David O. Carter walks on a tour of the VA's West LA facilities in August 2024. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times / ) A U.S. District judge will soon decide who controls hundreds of millions in federal funding meant to address L.A.’s homelessness crisis, as th...

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