The complaint states that San Francisco “presents the image of a caring municipality” with a plan to address homelessness, but decades of inaction on affordable housing has left thousands forced to use tents and vehicles as shelter.
The complaint states that San Francisco "presents the image of a caring municipality" with a plan to address homelessness, but decades of inaction on affordable housing has left thousands forced to use tents and vehicles as shelter. An annual homelessness survey found 7,754 homeless people in 2022 with nearly 60% living unsheltered.
San Francisco is among many West coast cities where street homelessness has come increasingly under fire, from politicians and housed residents. California Gov. The complaint states that San Francisco"presents the image of a caring municipality" with a plan to address homelessness, but decades of inaction on affordable housing has left thousands forced to use tents and vehicles as shelter.
The lawsuit asks the court to order the city to stop punishing homeless people for sleeping and living on public property until it has sufficient shelter to offer. It also asks the court to stop the city from seizing property and to appoint a monitor to make sure the city follows through.Greg Smith, 67, lives at the Merlin Street homeless encampment in San Francisco, where authorities plan to evict residents on Monday, May 17, 2021 .
Toro Castaño said in a legal declaration that in August 2020 he packed his belongings as ordered but city workers tossed all his stuff into a garbage truck, including his mother’s wedding kimono and a MacBook Pro laptop. They offered him a bed in a homeless shelter, which he declined for fear of catching the coronavirus.
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