Mayor London Breed said a "very aggressive" sweep of San Francisco homeless encampments will start in August after a recent Supreme Court ruling cleared the path for officials to widespread enforcement.

Mayor London Breed said a “very aggressive” sweep of San Francisco homeless encampments will start in August, after a recent Supreme Court ruling cleared the path for widespread enforcement.

In June, the Supreme Court ruled that enforcing rules against homeless people for sleeping outside doesn’t violate the Eighth Amendment’s “cruel and unusual punishment” clause.

On Thursday, Breed celebrated the ruling and said the city plans to change its protocols and may begin issuing criminal penalties against homeless people.

“Thank goodness for the change in the Supreme Court decision,” Breed said at an election debate hosted by a local firefighter’s union. “Effective August, we are going to be very aggressive and assertive in moving encampments, which may even include criminal penalties.”

  • @PriorityMotif
    5•4 months ago

    I’ve had this idea for some kind of concrete hut type of structure for those types of homeless people to use, that way it’s easily cleaned out. It would just be a way to keep them out of the rain and give them a safe spot. Maybe add a wooden bench type of platform to give them a spot off the ground. You could place them in out of the way areas, along with a bathroom/shower building. Basically an official homeless camp. Just pay homeless people as janitors to keep things tidy.