Los Angeles authorities appeared Tuesday at a federal court hearing where a judge is considering whether to hold the city in contempt.

It’s the latest step in a long-running legal saga focused on the city's response to the region’s homelessness crisis.

The hearing was ordered by U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, who has been overseeing a settlement in a lawsuit brought against the city by the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights, a group of downtown business and property owners.

L.A. Alliance sued the city and county in 2020, accusing both of failing to adequately address homelessness by providing enough shelter and housing for thousands of unhoused people.

The contempt-of-court hearing started nearly two weeks ago but was paused until Tuesday, after the Thanksgiving holiday and w

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