City Sweeps “Away” at least 80 People Sleeping by River
On July 13th 2016 throughout the night and early morning at least 80 people who are homeless were displaced from… More
Local Government
Evicted Family Tells Oakland Mayor Schaaf: “Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures”
Family members, along with their children and supporters, packed into the lobby of the office of Mayor Libby Schaaf in… More
Updated and expanded – June 2016 California’s New Vagrancy Laws The Growing Enactment and Enforcement of Anti-Homeless Laws in the Golden State
“In the 2015-16 California State Legislative Session, Senator Carol Liu introduced Senate Bill 876, which would have afforded people who… More
Shooting of homeless man shows need for sincere change in SFPD
by Lisa Marie Alatorre, Coalition on Homelessness
San Francisco – A shooting by police officers of a homeless man camping… More
For Immediate Release – Thursday, March 24th, 2016 SB 876 and The Fight for Poor People’s Civil Rights is Back with a New Hearing Scheduled in Sacramento
For Immediate Release – Thursday, March 24th, 2016
SB 876 and The Fight for Poor People’s Civil Rights is Back… More
No Housing, No Treatment, but there sure are plenty of Laws!
In response to deep cuts to federal and state funding for affordable housing, California cities have enacted and enforced a… More
