Federal Appeals Court To Decide Whether San Francisco Can Clear Its Sidewalks of Homeless Tents
Appeals court previously ruled out the practice as critics, and Obama’s Justice Department, contend it ‘criminalizes homelessness.’

Will West Coast cities regain the right to keep their sidewalks and public spaces clear of homeless encampments? That is the question to be decided by a federal court in a case that pits San Francisco, reeling from an entwined crisis of homelessness and addiction, against an advocacy group, the Coalition on Homelessness.
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