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Jun. 17, 2025

SF seeks pause to appeal homeless encampment ruling

San Francisco seeks to pause a lawsuit over homeless encampment sweeps after losing a summary judgment motion, aiming to appeal as plaintiffs claim unlawful property destruction.

SF seeks pause to appeal homeless encampment ruling
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu

After losing a summary judgment motion, the City and County of San Francisco and the police department asked a federal judge in Oakland to pause a lawsuit over a homeless encampment sweep six weeks before trial starts to allow a pending appeal to resolve.

The lawsuit was filed by the Coalition on Homelessness on behalf of people who claim San Francisco officials unlawfully cleared the encampment and destroyed their belongings without offering adequate free shelter. Coalition o...

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