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Government,
Civil Litigation

Mar. 26, 2021

Homeless advocates sue to recall Sacramento mayor

The complaint says there is a dispute over how long an elected city official must be in office before a recall campaign can be registered.

Homeless advocates sue to recall Sacramento mayor
Mayor Darrell Steinberg of Sacramento at a city council meeting in 2017. (New York Times News Service)

A group representing homeless people accused the Sacramento city clerk of attempting to illegally block a recall attempt against Mayor Darrell Steinberg.

The group has accused Steinberg of not finding a solution to the city's large homeless population. During severe January storms, the city followed county guidelines that called for several warming centers to open only when temperatures hit freezing. Four people died of exposure, tho...

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