Szabo defends LA homeless strategy amid ‘financial headwinds’ during sometimes tense questioning

As Los Angeles City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo defended the city’s commitment to easing the homeless crisis during a second day of intense questioning, a federal judge had not yet ruled on whether to compel Mayor Karen Bass and two Los Angeles Councilmembers to testify in a contentious court hearing over the city’s response to homelessness.

The hearing, which ended late Friday afternoon, is scheduled to resume Monday.

The hearing is a part of a 2020 lawsuit filed by the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights...