
A judge issued a 30-day stay of Fort Lauderdale’s new law prohibiting feeding the homeless in public this week and required city officials to attend mediated talks with the law’s opponents. Mayor Jack Seiler called the move a “good idea,” while adding that the city would prefer to enforce its laws. The controversial measure was enacted in October, and in one of the most noted enforcements of the law, 90-year-old WWII vet Arnold Abbott was cited several times and faced a $500 fine and 60 days in prison.