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So the crux of the City Attorney's argument against an eviction ban - where they cast themselves as an objective arbiter of "balls and strikes" - is actually a question of what constitutes a "reasonable relationship" to the pandemic. No wonder Feuer wanted to keep this hidden.
Here's your reasonable relationship: The City of LAhas shut down its economy and ordered residents to stay home to prevent the spread of a deadly disease. Eviction IS eviction into homelessness, and, whatever the reason, makes a mockery of our efforts to stem the spread of Covid.
Thank you to @AlpertReyes for getting this document out to the public after our city councilmembers failed an easy test of courage yesterday. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-22/la-city-council-balks-at-broader-ban-on-evictions-amid-coronavirus
There are no "balls and strikes" in the City Attorney's memo. This is a political decision about a fight they think isn't worth having.
And, more than ever, how dare Mitch O'Farrell impugn the integrity of Public Counsel for offering the city a justification to fight for tenants.
