Coalition on Homelessness et al v. City and County of San Francisco et al

  1. June 22, 2023

    San Francisco Wants Federal Homeless Advocate Suit Tossed

    San Francisco hit back at a federal lawsuit accusing it of violating its homeless residents' constitutional rights, denying that it ever broke the law and asking for the suit to be dismissed on numerous grounds.

  2. May 26, 2023

    San Francisco Accused Of Violating Homeless Removal Order

    San Francisco has violated a court order as it continues removing homeless encampments from its streets despite a shortage of adequate shelter space, and a special master is needed to regulate the city's compliance efforts, according to a filing from advocates for the homeless.

  3. May 24, 2023

    Judge Tosses New Claims In SF Homeless Removal Suit

    A federal judge dismissed allegations about San Francisco's mayor and director of homelessness outreach from a lawsuit accusing the city of violating unhoused residents' rights, saying the claims against the officials went beyond the judge's previous instructions for amending the suit.

  4. April 04, 2023

    SF Loses Bid To Delay Halt Of Homeless Removal Injunction

    A California federal judge has halted San Francisco's attempt to stave off a preliminary injunction barring it from removing homeless individuals from public property as long as a shortage of shelter beds exists, saying the city hasn't presented adequate evidence proving that it had offered shelter to every homeless person prior to any displacement.

  5. February 17, 2023

    Group Slams SF's Bid To Delay Halt Of Homeless Removal

    A group of housing advocates has asked a California federal judge to deny San Francisco's attempt to pause an order barring the removal of homeless people from public property, calling it improper and saying the city missed its chance to argue against the order.

  6. January 10, 2023

    Advocates Say SF Homeless Camps Order Is 'Unambiguous'

    A group of advocates for homeless people urged a California federal judge to not clarify a previous order that blocked the city of San Francisco from removing homeless people from public property if there's a lack of space in homeless shelters, arguing clarification isn't needed since the order is unambiguous in its intention.

  7. January 04, 2023

    San Francisco Wants Clarity In Homeless Encampment Case

    The city of San Francisco called on a federal judge to clarify the terms of a preliminary injunction that bars removing homeless individuals from public property as long as a shortage exists of shelter beds.

  8. December 16, 2022

    SF Homeless Rights Fight Heads To Settlement Talks

    San Francisco and an advocacy group will begin talks to settle the nonprofit's claims that the city is violating the constitutional rights of homeless people by tearing down encampments and taking their belongings, court filings show.

  9. November 18, 2022

    SF Shouldn't Dodge Homeless Rights Suit, Advocates Argue

    An advocacy group contended that San Francisco's public agencies can and should legally face claims for conspiring with one another to violate the rights of homeless people, urging a California federal court to reject the city's bid to duck its suit.

  10. November 16, 2022

    SF Fights Injunction In Homeless Encampment Removal Suit

    The city and county of San Francisco has told a California federal judge not to grant an advocacy group's request for a preliminary injunction to stop the removal of homeless people and their belongings from public spaces, saying they give ample notice and access to shelters before individuals and possessions are moved and that the plaintiffs' case is based on hearsay.