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Sandow Birk, (1962- )
GI Homecoming, 2008
Oil on Canvas
Courtesy of Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco

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WRAP-UP. SB 1338, also known as “CARE Court,”

WRAP-UP. SB 1338, also known as “CARE Court,” passed on Wednesday August 31. The bill makes it easier to coerce people with mental health disabilities into treatment, and is targeted at the unhoused. https://conta.cc/3QH48lN
https://conta.cc/3RH7QgN

On August 11th, Newsom's "Care" Act passed out of

On August 11th, Newsom's "Care" Act passed out of the Appropriations Committee. The bill was amended on the 15th and will be scheduled for a floor vote any time between August 17th and 31st. https://conta.cc/3dz2NzQ

Part 12... Infractions and Due Process Rights Ant $Part 12... Infractions and Due Process Rights Anti-homeless laws and ordinances and their application have, in fact, created a loophole that allows for the circumvention of a homeless person’s right to due process under law. The process by which homeless people face repeated incarceration generally follows this scenario: A homeless man is sleeping on the sidewalk. A local ordinance makes it illegal to do so. The man gets a ticket and is later arrested for not paying the ticket. He spends a couple of days in jail, and is just as homeless now as he was before, only now he has a criminal record. This was the case for many of the individuals interviewed by RWHP. One man relayed the familiar scenario, “I was sleeping in a tent in a hidden spot near the freeway. They gave me a ticket for trespassing. I don’t have money to pay it. I’ve never been in jail before. I keep to myself, but now they’re going to make me a convict just for sleeping.”$

SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT TALKING DOWN THE PEOPLES TOWMH

SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT TALKING DOWN THE PEOPLES TOWMHOMES ENCAMPMENT https://www.instagram.com/tv/ChAT9N5jNTY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

This morning @phillysheriff ‘s came and evicted our protest encampment to Save the UC Townhomes. When asked why they were doing it, Rochelle Bilal responded that she “felt compassion for the townhomes residents but was just doing my job”

Even if the tents are gone WE AINT GOIN NOWHERE‼️

Saturday AUGUST 27 — 9 am to 4pm Sunday AUGUST 2

Saturday AUGUST 27 — 9 am to 4pm
Sunday AUGUST 28 — 12:30pm to 4pm

Westminster Presbyterian Church
1300 N Street, Sacramento

https://wraphome.org/2022/08/02/sacramento-ca-advocates-community-summit-on-homelessness-august-27-28th/

California. (S)Care Court Hearing Tomorrow 8/3 Las

California. (S)Care Court Hearing Tomorrow 8/3 Last Hearing before floor Vote
https://conta.cc/3vzRoWo

Part 11 ... California’s “anti-Okie” laws of

Part 11 ...
California’s “anti-Okie” laws of the 1930s and the South’s Jim Crow laws in effect from the late 1800s to the 1950s are examples of the kinds of local laws overturned in previous generations. Yet, modern “quality of life” legislation and enforcement targeting homeless people can be found in communities across the nation.

The City Council postponed their vote on the 41.18

The City Council postponed their vote on the 41.18 expansion to August 2nd. If passed, this motion will add approximately 1,900 additional sites–a 376% increase in exclusionary zones across the city. 41.18 would then cover at least 88 sq miles (that’s 20% of the entire city).

Services Not Sweeps is urging EVERYONE to come to City Hall at 9:00am on August 2 and tell City Council that 41.18 is BAD POLICY and should be repealed.

When we fight, we win.
But this fight isn’t over.

The community flooded City Hall inside and out on Wednesday to protest the expansion of 41.18 but the fight is not over. It’s clear that President Nury Martinez and friends weren’t prepared for our numbers and realized they were unable to rally their (few but loud) 41.18 supporters. Council delayed the vote to Tuesday August 2nd in an attempt to erode our momentum and stifle our voices.

We won’t let that happen. The fight now is to keep the pressure on and show up next week!! See you next Tuesday 9am. Bring a friend.

WHO: You and your friends!
WHERE: City Hall, 200 N Spring St
WHEN: Tuesday August 2nd at 9:00am
HOW: Read more details on our toolkit.
AGENDA ITEM 14 https://lacity.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=102513

Part 10... In fact, however, enforcement is very m

Part 10...
In fact, however, enforcement is very much impacted by both skin color and appearance. Local governments cannot legally discriminate against people strictly because they do not have housing. Federal protections prohibit local and state governments from removing people from their communities due to the color of their skin or economic/employment status.

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Young and Homeless in Rural America

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Most social services come through the schools — but it can be impossible to get to them.

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And, surprise! That’s when homelessness started to skyrocket.

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Did you know... Starting in 1979 our federal government began slashing billions from the public housing budget. That money has never been replaced. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/magazine/rural-homeless-students.html

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In case out of Grants Pass, Ore., court reaffirms right of homeless to sleep outside

In case out of Grants Pass, Ore., court reaffirms right of homeless to sleep outside

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals expanded protections for homeless people sleeping outdoors in a decision with ...

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PRESS RELEASE: Ninth Circuit Upholds & Clarifies Homeless Persons’ Right to Survive in Absence of Housing - WRAP

PRESS RELEASE: Ninth Circuit Upholds & Clarifies Homeless Persons’ Right to Survive in Absence of Housing - WRAP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: September 29, 2022 Erika Lopez(202) 638-2535 Ext.110 elopez@homelesslaw.org Ninth Circuit U...

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arrest in a city park prevented her from doing her job to cover a police sweep of a homeless camp.

Oregon journalist arrested while reporting on homeless sweep sues Medford and its police department

April Ehrlich's lawyer Jason Kafoury said her civil rights case “strikes at the heart of the constitutional pr...

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As more go homeless, can Syracuse’s builder of tiny homes play a bigger role in the solution?

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