Lawsuit Seeks to Stop , San Francisco From Destroying , Homeless Camps.<br />In San Francisco, homeless people and their advocates <br />are asking a federal judge to issue an emergency <br />order to stop the city from destroying tent encampments. .<br />In San Francisco, homeless people and their advocates <br />are asking a federal judge to issue an emergency <br />order to stop the city from destroying tent encampments. .<br />'The Independent' reports that the lawsuit is also <br />seeking an injunction to stop the city from seizing tents, <br />clothing and other belongings of homeless people.<br />'The Independent' reports that the lawsuit is also <br />seeking an injunction to stop the city from seizing tents, <br />clothing and other belongings of homeless people.<br />The lawsuit, assisted by the American Civil Liberties Union <br />Foundation of Northern California, will also ask the court <br />for a special master to oversee San Francisco.<br />According to attorneys for the city, <br />homeless people are asked to leave an encampment <br />only after being offered and declining shelter.<br />According to attorneys for the city, <br />homeless people are asked to leave an encampment <br />only after being offered and declining shelter.<br />We look forward to discussing with <br />the court the city’s services-first approach <br />and the significant investments the city has <br />made to address our homelessness crisis, Jen Kwart, spokeswoman for the office <br />of City Attorney David Chiu, via 'The Independent'.<br />'The Independent' reports that similar <br />legal battles over the rights of homeless people <br />are playing out in states across the country. .<br />Last week, a federal judge issued an emergency <br />injunction against the city of Phoenix in response <br />to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Arizona. .<br />Last week, a federal judge issued an emergency <br />injunction against the city of Phoenix in response <br />to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Arizona. .<br />This week, in New Mexico, the ACLU and others filed a lawsuit <br />against the city of Albuquerque that accuses officials of , destroying encampments and criminalizing homelessness. .<br />This week, in New Mexico, the ACLU and others filed a lawsuit <br />against the city of Albuquerque that accuses officials of , destroying encampments and criminalizing homelessness. .<br />Clearing tents just <br />means throwing someone’s <br />entire life into a garbage can, Zal K. Shroff, senior attorney with the Lawyers’ Committee for <br />Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, via 'The Independent'.<br />That is not solving homelessness. , Zal K. Shroff, senior attorney with the Lawyers’ Committee for <br />Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, via 'The Independent'
