A small city in Los Angeles County will lose future state housing funds and could be sued by the state unless it reverses a decision to temporarily halt building homeless shelters, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Oct. 3.
Norwalk, a city of about 100,000 residents about 18 miles south of Los Angeles, passed the temporary ban on emergency shelters and transitional housing in August, and extended it 10 months in September, to protect the safety of residents and maintain control over its own land uses, according to the city attorney.
Newsom, who declared clearing homeless encampments in Los Angeles County a priority this summer, warned the city Sept. 16 to reverse its temporary housing moratorium or face legal action….