Civic
Civic
San Francisco Public Press & KSFP, Mel Baker
Supreme Court won't take case on "criminalization of homelessness"
29 minutes Posted Dec 18, 2019 at 2:59 am.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to take up – and will thereby let stand – a ruling that if there aren’t enough shelter beds or housing for homeless people, governments can’t cite them for sleeping or camping in public. Paul Boden, director of the Western Regional Advocacy Project, offers perspective on what the ruling means and how cities have long "criminalized" homelessness.