Government
Jul. 20, 2023
Sacramento DA threatens to prosecute officials over encampments
By failing to clear the public rights of way on the sidewalks, District Attorney Thien Ho warned, city officials could be prosecuted for creating a “public nuisance” under California Penal Code Section 370. Ho also said he might file lawsuits against city officials.
District Attorney Thien Ho might criminally prosecute city officials for failing to clean up camps of homeless people in downtown Sacramento, he said this week.
The statement to media outlets represents a sharp escalation of a dispute that became public this month after Superior Court Presiding Judge Michael G. Bowman and Ho asked city leaders to do something about people setting fires, carrying weapons and appearing nude in and around the ...
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