SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A federal judge delivered a partial victory to the city of Berkeley, California, denying summary judgment for multiple claims brought by a homeless advocacy organization in a case challenging the city’s policies around evicting homeless people from encampments.
In a 74-page order released Friday, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen found the city could resume clearing a longstanding contested encampment without first securing housing or shelter placement for its residents due to concerns over leptospirosis, a bacterial disease that can infect animals and humans with flu-like symptoms.
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