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U.S. District Judge David Carter takes photos at the homeless encampment along the Santa Ana River in Anaheim.
(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) |
David Carter cares enough about justice to climb off his bench, roll up his sleeves, see for himself, and issue creative rulings that help make a difference. This Orange County Federal judge has insisted that the county plan to empty the Santa Ana river of homeless people (the encampment numbered at one point as many as 900 people) must be done humanely and respectfully. In order to understand the problem, he walked the riverbed personally, engaging city and county officials and homeless people in conversation. While no long term solution to the county's skyrocketing homeless population is in sight, at least in the short term, somebody with legal power cares about the rights and dignity of the people involved.
Read the whole story at:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-judge-carter-profile-20180220-story.html#nws=mcnewsletter
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