Government
Sep. 6, 2023
Liberal politicians, judges disagree on homeless cases
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who as San Francisco mayor sponsored a successful ballot initiative in 2010 that restricted sitting or lying on sidewalks citywide, said recent court rulings blocking anti-camping ordinances were “insane.”
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s attacks on federal judges who have ruled against enforcement of ordinances against sitting, lying or sleeping on San Francisco streets illustrates the conflict between Democratic elected officials and judges appointed by Democratic presidents.
Unlike other hot-button issues, like abortion and guns, where Newsom and other Democratic politicians are on the same side as judges named by Democratic presidents, the difference ...
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