LOS ANGELES – Today, City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson.
“Today’s decision will significantly impact Los Angeles residents. The primary responsibility of any city is to protect public health and safety and to develop and implement policies and plans that improve conditions for residents, whether housed or unhoused. Today’s decision confirms that the City’s current actions in response to the homelessness emergency are lawful and that the City can continue its focus on balancing the use of public spaces by bringing people indoors while keeping neighborhoods safe.
Nothing in this decision changes our City’s commitment to the principle that until every single person experiencing homelessness has a safe place to sleep, housing and supportive services will continue to be the top priority of the City of Los Angeles and should be the top priority for all elected leaders across our state.”
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Hydee Feldstein Soto is the 43rd Los Angeles City Attorney, elected in November 2022 and sworn into office in December 2022. Her team of more than 1,000 legal professionals, including 550 attorneys, carries out legal work for the City of Los Angeles at her direction and under her supervision. She is the first female City Attorney in L.A. history.