'I question exactly who the city is contracting with,' said a city council member and chair of the Committee on Immigration.
in a statement that SLSCO"as practice" refers all comments to its client, in this case the city.It remains to be seen whether the construction of this and other shelters would disregard the city's decades-old right-to-shelter laws that require beds to be offered to anyone who needs one, according to the. That includes stipulations like a set amount of space between beds and access to lockers, laundry and mail services.
Josh Goldfein, of The Legal Aid Society's Homeless Rights Project, cautioned city officials on September 22 that more pragmatic options should be evaluated. "We are still waiting for answers," he said Friday."We also expressed concern that children not be placed in congregate settings, which we have seen time and time again is dangerous, and that the needs of people with disabilities must be accommodated. We will be carefully monitoring the implementation of the city's plan to ensure that it complies with legal requirements and is effectively serving our clients.
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