Skid Row settlement nears

Ending a contentious lawsuit that brought the city's efforts to deal with the homeless at Skid Row into question, the Los Angeles City Council and the American Civil Liberties Union reached a tentative settlement Tuesday that will allow the homeless to remain on city streets overnight. Daily News.

Under terms of the settlement described by officials, a "10-foot rule" is to be put into place prohibiting the homeless from sitting, lying or sleeping within that distance from any business or residential entrance.

At the same time, police will be prohibited from arresting the homeless between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. if they are in any other location.

The agreement will remain in effect until the city builds 1,250 new units of affordable housing, including 50 percent of them on Skid Row.