Lawyers for San Francisco argued in appellate court Wednesday that the city can no longer maintain safe, clean streets while trying to get homeless people indoors.
Residents and business leaders opposed to a federal judge's December order halting encampment sweeps rally before an appellate court hearing in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Lawyers for San Francisco said the city can no longer maintain safe, clean streets while trying to get homeless people into shelter indoors due to the December injunction.
“We are compassionate, we are supportive, we continue to help people, but this is not the way,” she said. “‘Anything goes in San Francisco’ is not the way.” FILE - Tents line a sidewalk on Golden Gate Avenue in San Francisco, on April 18, 2020. Lawyers for San Francisco argued in appellate court Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, that workers can no longer maintain safe, clean streets while getting homeless people the help they need after a federal judge banned the city from clearing homeless encampments. Similar tensions are playing out in other U.S. western cities grappling with growing encampments.
Joseph Lee, an attorney with Latham & Watkins, agreed in court that the city could cite people who refuse a shelter offer or who have shelter but prefer to sleep outdoors, as they have an alternative. But he hesitated when asked whether the mere presence of police at an encampment operation constituted a threat, saying that it depended on the situation.
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