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.
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.
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