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KingCharlemagne

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10. We already fought LaBonge and O'Farrell (both Dems, btw) about this earlier this year and succeeded

Reply to tenderfoot (Original post)

Wed Nov 12, 2014, 06:33 PM

Nov 2014

in getting them to table the proposed ordinance. Sigh, I suppose we shall have to do so again. If you want to contribute to an organization that actually is feeding LA's homeless in public and fighting this ordinance also, check out Monday Night Mission:

http://www.mondaynightmission.org/

ETA: This story is from last year around this time. As far as I'm aware, there have been no new efforts by either of these two councilpeople to reintroduce the measure.

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Los Angeles considered proposing a ban feeding homeless people in public [View all] tenderfoot Nov 2014 OP

:( shenmue Nov 2014 #1

As a people, have we sunk so low that this is even a consideration? Paper Roses Nov 2014 #2

look what happened in florida the other day--that older gentleman trying to feed niyad Nov 2014 #13

Speechless N/T UglyGreed Nov 2014 #3

Jesus would be proud Skittles Nov 2014 #4

How much do you want to bet some of these people are christian or catholic? JRLeft Nov 2014 #6

you mean they THINK they are christian Skittles Nov 2014 #7

WTF is up with Society, for every step we take forward we take two steps back. dilby Nov 2014 #5

i hear hateful comments about the homeless from people in LA all the time JI7 Nov 2014 #8

Out of Sight Out of Mind daredtowork Nov 2014 #9

We already fought LaBonge and O'Farrell (both Dems, btw) about this earlier this year and succeeded KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #10

Hey there. I appreciate your posting this, but want everyone to know this KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #11

I'll update the OP tenderfoot Nov 2014 #12