San Francisco Mayor London Breed slammed the 'homeless coalition' after a court blocked the city's ability to clear homeless encampments.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed waves after speaking at a rare outdoor meeting of the Board of Supervisors at UN Plaza in San Francisco, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Mayor Breed attempted to answer questions from supervisors demanding her administration do more to shut down open-air drug dealing, but the meeting had to be moved indoors to City Hall because of disruptions. hostage for decades. It is time for their reign to end," Breed declared.
She has also argued that it is inhumane to allow the camps to remain with unsanitary conditions. Used needles, rotting food, and human waste are scattered throughout the encampments.However, homeless advocates argue that it would be inhumane to remove the encampments while the number of homeless people outnumbers the total number of beds in homeless shelters.
"There are 3,000 shelter beds in the city for 7,000 or more unhoused people who are sleeping outside every night because they have no choice in the matter," Zal Shroff, interim legal director at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, said Wednesday.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed blasts homeless coalition: held city ‘hostage for decades’San Francisco Mayor London Breed joined a crowd outside a federal courthouse Wednesday, and accused the homeless coalition of having held the city hostage for decades.
Read more »
San Francisco mayor slams 'homeless coalition' after court blocks ability to clear homeless encampmentsSan Francisco Mayor London Breed slammed the 'homeless coalition' after a court blocked the city's ability to clear homeless encampments.
Read more »
Appeals court to rule on whether San Francisco can clear homeless encampmentsJudges with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday are poised to make a crucial determination on whether the city of San Francisco can resume clearing homeless encampments.
Read more »
San Francisco homeless encampment sweeps under review by federal appeals courtDueling protests erupted outside a federal appeals court in San Francisco where the city's ability to clear homeless encampments was under review. Lauren Toms reports there may be some progress between city officials and housing advocacy groups.
Read more »
Ninth Circuit Court considering San Francisco's homeless crisisFor now, San Francisco is still under an injunction barring the removal of homeless camps. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is now considering whether to keep that injunction in place.
Read more »
Intractable homeless encampment problem in San Francisco won't be solved by court decisionMany of the people demonstrating outside a federal appeals court in San Francisco Wednesday over homeless encampment sweeps are impacted by the issue every day, frustrated by a system that many say is just not working. Wilson Walker reports.
Read more »