The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will host a hearing Wednesday on whether to uphold a court order that bars the city of San Francisco from clearing tent encampments.
In December, a federal magistrate judge ruled that San Francisco city officials cannot enforce or threaten laws against involuntary homeless people sleeping, sitting or lying on city streets.
Before the hearing Wednesday, a coalition of businesses and community groups will join a slew of San Francisco officials to speak out against the court order in a rally. Mayor London Breed and Supervisors Rafael Mandelman, Matt Dorsey and Joel Engardio plan to speak on the advancement of the city's resources for homelessness and substance abuse.
Permitting sweeps would only lead to illegal confiscation of people's property, added obstacles to proper care and the criminalization of poverty, according to the group. "We have been trying to get the city to stop abusing people for years and start focusing on real solution to the city's affordability crisis instead of blaming the impoverished San Francisco residents most impacted by skyrocketing rents," added Friedenbach."They refused."
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