<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div>As an old saying goes . . . “One hand washes the other.”</div><div><br></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Courtesy of <i>CBS Local News</i> (Sacramento, California) at:<div><br></div><div><a href="https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/09/19/court-ruling-homless-sleep-public/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark">https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/09/19/court-ruling-homless-sleep-public/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark</a><br><div><br></div><div>———————————————</div><div><br></div><div><div><h1 class="title" style="margin: 0px 12.015625px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 52.5px; font-size: 4.2em; font-family: Lato, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-position: 0px 0px;">Court Ruling Allows Homeless To Sleep On Public Property Without Citation</h1></div><div><br></div><div>SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) — Camping out in public is no longer illegal, according to a court ruling that passed just a few weeks ago.</div><div><br></div><div>The ruling came down from San Francisco’s Ninth Circuit of Appeals. It states law enforcement cannot cite or arrest a homeless person for sleeping on public property if the city or county doesn’t have enough shelter beds.</div><div><br></div><div>“Now I scout every inch of the grass before I sit down on it and even then I smell it,” said Seth Redlich.</div><div><br></div><div>Redlich recently moved to California from the East Coast and says the littering associated with homelessness is a new concept to him. Redlich is for homeless rights but says the pollution it’s causing makes him a little uncomfortable.</div><div><br></div><div>“I’ve never concerned myself with human waste until I came to California, not once in my life,” Redlich said.</div><div><br></div><div>A federal ruling passed on September 4th now states it’s “unconstitutional” for law enforcement to cite or arrest homeless people sleeping on public property.</div><div><br></div><div>“Since the beginning of 2018, there have been more than 2,000 illegal camping citations issued by the park rangers,” said Sacramento County Spokeswoman Kim Nava.</div><div><br></div><div>Now rangers have stopped enforcing the “anti-camping ordinance,” under the new federal ruling.</div><div><br></div><div>“They are still citing for illegal campfires, dogs off-leash, possession of shopping carts, anything like that,” Nava added.</div><div><br></div><div>She said the new ruling hasn’t stopped the city from cleaning up parkways, especially around the American River, in addition to providing services to the homeless.</div><div><br></div><div>The ruling is a victory for homeless activist Jaymes “Faygo” Clark. He says the majority of homeless people he’s encountered want to be off the streets.</div><div><br></div><div>Clark added that constantly being kicked out of homeless camps makes it tough to connect with county resources.</div><div><br></div><div>“I think we can see a major shift in the way not only people in the streets are acting, but how quickly we are getting them to transition back into housing,” Clark said.</div><div><br></div><div>The county’s mission to get public property and local parkways cleaned up is still a priority, even if it now means making a few tweaks.</div><div><br></div><div>District 1 Supervisor Phil Serna tells CBS13 “…despite the court’s ruling we will do everything we can to capitalize on the progress we’ve made.”</div><div><br></div><div>The county says it has been able to re-house more than 100 homeless people since last year. Supervisor Serna is now calling for a public hearing in October, to discuss new ways to get homeless people off the streets.</div></div><div><br></div><div>———————————————<br><div><br><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>