Woman Sues LA After Being Struck by a Car on a Street Where Tents Block the Sidewalk

An encampment lines the sidewalk and median of Gower Street on Gower Street in Los Angeles, Calif., in an undated photo. David Zahniser/Los Angeles Times/TNS

By David Zahniser From Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles woman has sued the city of Los Angeles, saying she was struck by a car after venturing into a Hollywood street where a homeless encampment was blocking city sidewalks.