California sues Los Angeles suburb for temporary ban on homeless shelters

Suit, part of Newsom's effort to push back on what he sees as defiance of state laws, alleges ban violates fair housing laws

California filed a lawsuit against a Los Angeles suburb on Monday, alleging the city's recent moratorium on homeless shelters and temporary housing violated the state's fair housing and anti-discrimination laws.

The lawsuit is part of an ongoing effort by Governor Gavin Newsom to push back against what he sees as local resistance and defiance of state laws in the face of California's desperate need for new housing. The crisis has prompted a surge in the homeless population in the country's most populous state.