Newsom Supports San Francisco’s Encampment Cleanup, Criticizes ‘Unacceptable’ Court Ruling

‘The challenge is the judges are using a perverse interpretation of [the law]. They’ve gone too far ... In San Francisco, you can’t clean encampments,’ he said.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in Los Angeles on Nov. 10, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

After a federal judge issued a ruling reaffirming a previous higher court’s order preventing cities from clearing homeless encampments in response to a lawsuit filed against the City of San Francisco, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’s prepared to assist the city by filing an amicus brief in support, according to statements he made during an interview with Politico on Sept. 12.

“I’ve had it. We’re going to intervene, and I hope it goes to the Supreme Court,” Mr. Newsom said. “And that’s [quite] a statement for a progressive Democrat out of California to say.”