Posted on 07/19/2024 12:21:49 PM PDT by george76
Mayor London Breed said a “very aggressive” sweep of San Francisco homeless encampments will start in August, after a recent Supreme Court ruling cleared the path for widespread enforcement.
In June, the Supreme Court ruled that enforcing rules against homeless people for sleeping outside doesn’t violate the Eighth Amendment’s “cruel and unusual punishment” clause.
On Thursday, Breed celebrated the ruling and said the city plans to change its protocols and may begin issuing criminal penalties against homeless people.
“Thank goodness for the change in the Supreme Court decision,” Breed said at an election debate hosted by a local firefighter’s union. “Effective August, we are going to be very aggressive and assertive in moving encampments, which may even include criminal penalties.”
A spokesperson for the Mayor’s Office said a more comprehensive plan will be available in late July or early August.
“San Francisco is a city that prioritizes compassion and we will continue to lead with services but we cannot allow for people to refuse services and shelter when offered and available,” a statement from the Mayor’s Office said. “Our goal is to bring people indoors — camping or living on our streets isn’t safe for our community, residents and people in need of support.”
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U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu issued an injunction in December 2022 restricting the city’s ability to enforce anti-camping laws. However, after the Supreme Court’s decision, the court order barring anti-camping enforcement was overturned. The city is still prohibited from seizing and destroying people’s property during encampment sweeps.
Breed addressed the critics at Thursday’s debate, saying San Francisco is moving “from a compassionate city to a city of accountability.”
City attorney spokesperson Alex Barrett-Shorter said the partial lifting of the injunction will take effect sometime in the next few weeks, giving the city more flexibility to address encampments.
“It will help us address our most challenging encampments, where services are often refused and re-encampment is common,” Barrett-Shorter said i
The mayor of San Francisco is praising the evil conservative Supreme Court?????
Is another Red Chinese autocrat making a visit?
Is this guy up for re-election?
Whatever happened to “Being homeless is not a crime”?
My thoughts exactly! Doesn't this guy read the NYSlimes.
San Francisco puts another shade of lip stick on a pig.
What are they gonna do hang up a strongly worded notice?
Yeah, something smells here.
Say wha'?!?! She must be up for re-election.
Mayor London Breed can take 4 families! Who is next?
Move the camps to the wealthiest zip codes.
Then watch what happens next.
Should have kept Candlestick and rounded em up there. Plenty of toilets and stuff, easy to patrol.
Summer of Love incoming, when someone gets roughed up to much for the Rent-a-Mob.
Obama is their know all see all grand leader.
“Doesn’t this guy read the NYSlimes.”
The Times? Why read that when he’s got the ultra,ultra liberal San Jose Mercury News at the bottom of the bay less than 15 minutes in good traffic south of San Francisco down 101. They make the Times look like the land of Lincoln.
wy69
“Doesn’t this guy read the NYSlimes.”
The Times? Why read that when he’s got the ultra,ultra liberal San Jose Mercury News at the bottom of the bay less than 15 minutes in good traffic south of San Francisco down 101. They make the Times look like the land of Lincoln.
wy69
Most of the time, politicians make decisions based on reelection or money. My guess is all the big companies pushing for in office work are mad they can’t get their people back in San Fran office buildings due to the dumpster state of the city. So they probably threatened to cut contributions and endorsements if something wasn’t done. Also, if office building values have been hurt that could be a cause too.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu issued an injunction in December 2022 restricting the city’s ability to enforce anti-camping laws.
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And, with tail between legs, the City slithered out of the courtroom and accepted this magistrates order without a whimper. Only imminent destruction and loss of the whole damn town changed any minds.
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