California continues to have a raging homeless problem, resulting in encampments and tent cities slowly taking over the state.
Now, two disabled individuals are suing the state because they say the encampments violate their rights.
According to Conservative Daily News, Two disabled residents of Sacramento are suing both the city and the county for encampments that have taken over public sidewalks, impeding their ability to walk safely, according to The Sacramento Bee. The plaintiffs, 64-year-old Susan Hood and 66-year-old Chester McNabb, are demanding the city clean up the encampments.
Hood is legally blind. She uses a cane and a seeing-eye dog to make her way around her city. However, she has been forced to walk in the street on multiple occasions due to the encampments. Because shes blind, shes scared that shell be hit by a car, but she has no choice but to walk in the streets because the state refuses to clean up the encampments.
Mr. McNabb has to use an electric scooter to get around. Thankfully, he can see so he can navigate around the vomit and feces on the sidewalks. According to the lawsuit, his trips take him significantly longer due to having to navigate around things on the sidewalk and because he has to avoid areas that are now dangerous.
The homeless population in Sacramento County has exploded in recent years. The economic impact of strict lockdowns saw the number of homeless people grow substantially. However, it was on the rise before the pandemic, too. In the past three years, the number of homeless people in the county has grown by 67%.
The city did pass a law that a person must leave four feet available on the sidewalk for people to walk by. They are not allowed to block entrances, either. However, that law has done little to make areas safe and stop people from using the bathroom on sidewalks, and it doesnt sound like everyone is complying with the law. Im not sure what is being done to enforce this law.
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