By declaring the state of emergency, CBS-LA reports, Bass is able to acquire federal assistance and cut some steps out of the usual process it would take to get a large amount of people housed. “It empowers Karen Bass to say, ‘We are facing a humanitarian crisis. We can’t use our normal procedures, it’s not time for our normal safeguards,'” said LMU Loyola Law School Professor Jessica Levinson.
Source: CBS-LA
Bass Takes Charge as Mayor of Los Angeles Amid Homeless Crisis