Judge Donna Ryu bans S.F. from clearing homeless camps, but lives in Albany where homeless camps are illegal
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On December 23, 2022, U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu granted an emergency order prohibiting San Francisco from clearing homeless encampments because it “violates the city’s own policies by failing to offer alternative shelter.” Mayor London Breed pointed to a well-known fact: many people refuse services or are already housed, even choosing to leave taxpayer-funded apartments or shelters to return to the encampments (the reason often cited for why they leave is “too many rules”). Breed said encampments are often used for “drug dealing, human trafficking and other illegal activities.”
Judge Donna Ryu bans S.F. from clearing homeless camps, but lives in Albany where homeless camps are illegal
Judge Donna Ryu bans S.F. from clearing…
Judge Donna Ryu bans S.F. from clearing homeless camps, but lives in Albany where homeless camps are illegal
On December 23, 2022, U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu granted an emergency order prohibiting San Francisco from clearing homeless encampments because it “violates the city’s own policies by failing to offer alternative shelter.” Mayor London Breed pointed to a well-known fact: many people refuse services or are already housed, even choosing to leave taxpayer-funded apartments or shelters to return to the encampments (the reason often cited for why they leave is “too many rules”). Breed said encampments are often used for “drug dealing, human trafficking and other illegal activities.”