News Reporter

David Sjostedt

A federal judge largely declined to clarify an order temporarily banning homeless sweeps in an ongoing lawsuit against the city. 

The Board of Supervisors considers urging the state to raise penalties for sideshows and gets an update on Laguna Honda. 

If participants don’t comply with their treatment plans, they could become eligible for a conservatorship.

Asking where unhoused people are originally from plays into debates about how to tailor city services, namely access to permanent housing.

Homeless people make up roughly 1% of the city’s population, but take a quarter of ambulance rides, the fire department says. 