LOS ANGELES—The city and county of Los Angeles were ordered this week by a federal judge to come up with a feasible strategy to address the homeless crisis that has been decried by local residents, activists, and business owners alike. The LA Alliance for Human Rights, a diverse group of community representatives, sued the county and city in March 2020 over the lack of adequate shelters and services available to the homeless. U.S. District Judge David Carter then issued a 110-page injunction in April 2021 ordering the city and county to place $1 billion into escrow to move Skid Row’s thousands of homeless individuals into housing. After the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned that injunction in September, the alliance filed an amended lawsuit, and Los Angeles County filed a motion for the judge to dismiss the case. On Monday, Carter ordered a mandatory settlement conference for Feb. 15 for …