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The Los Angeles City Council has agreed to pay millions more to a big law firm representing the city in a long-running federal legal settlement over the city’s response to the region’s homelessness crisis. The move comes despite some members’ concerns about the ballooning budget.
Why it matters
The city agreed in May to pay $900,000 to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher for an initial two-year contract. Then the city blew through that budget in just a few days.
The law firm billed the city about $1.8 million for two weeks of work, according to a May invoice LAist obtained through a public records request…