Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye told state lawmakers Tuesday that court leaders want to be a “better partner” in addressing the state’s homelessness crisis, a top issue among Californians and capital politicians.

In her annual State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the Legislature, Cantil-Sakauye said she will appoint a working group to investigate whether surplus court properties can be repurposed as housing. The appointees—not yet named—will also consider whether specialty court programs aimed at helping the homeless should be reorganized and whether temporary assigned judges can help local courts with cases related to homelessness.

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