After barring the city from state housing and homelessness funds, Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a lawsuit against Norwalk after it passed a homeless shelter ban.
'The Norwalk city council's failure to reverse this ban, despite knowing it is unlawful, is inexcusable,' Newsom said. 'No community should turn its back on its residents in need.'In August, Norwalk instituted a moratorium on emergency shelters, certain business and supportive housing developments. Two months later, the council unanimously extended the ban, which also applies to convenience stores, laundromats, car washes and payday loan providers, by roughly 10.5 months.
After a month, Norwalk's ban on shelters remained in place.'Today's lawsuit should come as no surprise. Despite receiving several warnings, the City of Norwalk has refused to repeal its unlawful ban on new supportive housing for our most vulnerable residents. Enough is enough,' Attorney General Rob Bonta said.
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