Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger’s office said the supervisor will remain focused on homelessness heading into 2018.
Barger’s spokesman Tony Bell said this week that the county has had trouble working with the standard of care in connection with the state’s Lanterman Act and the homeless.
“We’re looking at the definition of the gravely disabled,” he said. “A good percentage of the county’s homeless population are dealing with serious mental health problems. Allowing them to languish on the streets is inhumane.”
Bell said Barger has primarily focused on public safety, mental health and the county’s homeless, fiscal restraint and responsive municipal government.
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