Insight: Even LA's progressive City Council vouches for CARE Court

CARE Court, passed statewide with “bipartisan and near-unanimous approval,” permits judges to send severely mentally ill/substance addicted individuals to compelled treatment. While many praise the bill as a step forward for local street safety, others like Supe Ellenberg are more dubious. Justin Gordon remarks on Twitter (below) that support for CARE Court is wide ranging, including even the far-left LA City Council when expediting the adoption process earlier this year.

When even the far lefties on LA City Council are in favor of Care Courts that’s a great sign. Let’s get the mentally ill off the street and into safe settings where they can receive the care, medication and therapy they so desperately need.

This originally appeared on Twitter. Read the whole thing here.

For an Oakland-based perspective on CARE Court, read here.

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