City officials in San Francisco are preparing to resume sweeping homeless encampments after receiving the latest legal guidance amid a year-long battle over the issue playing out in court.
"If city workers are offering specific offers of available shelter to unhoused individuals and they refuse that offer of shelter, than the laws in the books can be enforced against them. Or if they have shelter otherwise or have the means to get shelter, they're not allowed to have their tent on the street. That's the gist of this," explained city attorney David Chiu. Chiu said this development means that people should see fewer encampments over time and cleaner streets.
Still, the lawsuit brought on by homeless advocates is still pending, and the ban on clearing encampments until there are more shelter beds than homeless people is still in place. But the mayor said there is now a path forward to enforce laws against those who are voluntarily homeless. "I'd say it's a really good thing that they clarified it. Because first of all, a lot of these people need a home. So being able to push them and tell them that there's a home for you would do them a lot of good," said Ricky."But then the ones that do not want to be moved we believe...a lot of them create a lot of trouble."Since KPIX first reported on Willow Street nearly two years ago, a new encampment has popped up on Van Ness a block away at Eddy Street.
"The residents - we were talking about it. Now there's no excuse, now at least some of it has to get cleaned up," added Ricky. Meanwhile, a trial date for the federal case has been set for late next year.
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