Carol Sobel

civil rights attorney

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Civil rights attorney who represented a group of homeless in a lawsuit against a previous LA City ordinance prohibiting Angelenos from living in their vehicles

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The city and county of Los Angeles announced last week they’ll forgive 2 million citations and warrants for things like traffic violations and minor misdemeanors. L.A.

LA to forgive 2 million citations. How might that affect homelessness?

The city and county of Los Angeles announced last week they’ll forgive 2 million citations and warrants for things like traffic violations and minor misdemeanors. L.A.

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The first of this year's El Niño storms were only a test, and Southern California is braced for another onslaught of mudslides, potholes, flooded freeways and basements and mountains…

Did LA Pass Its First Big El Niño Test?

The first of this year's El Niño storms were only a test, and Southern California is braced for another onslaught of mudslides, potholes, flooded freeways and basements and mountains…

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Last year a federal appeals court struck down an LA ordinance prohibiting people from living in their vehicles.

Prohibiting People Living in Their Cars

Last year a federal appeals court struck down an LA ordinance prohibiting people from living in their vehicles.

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