The Homeless Bill of Rights we spoke about in a Lincoln-Barrett Neighborhood and Park Watch recent blog post has passed the Assembly's Judiciary Committee, but has been put on hold till next year by the Appropriations Committee.
This bill would allow for:
"The bill would bar discriminating against homeless people while they seek or maintain tax-funded benefits. It would also assert a right to be in public places, safeguard personal property, guarantee use of public facilities, protect confidentiality of medical records and provide legal representation in low-level criminal proceedings, not just those that rise to the level of misdemeanors."
For more information See : http://sfpublicpress.org/news/2013-05/state-homeless-bill-of-rights-put-on-hold-until-next-year#sthash.8zIXcMnQ.dpuf
There was also a recent article in the Sac Bee blog: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2013/05/ammianos-homeless-rights-bill-fails-in-assembly-committee.html
If you have opinions about this bill coming back up next year, please consider contacting our local state representatives, Ken Cooley in the Assembly and Jim Nielsen in the Senate.
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