Sacramento DA files potential settlement notice in homeless lawsuit against city

The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office notified a judge Thursday of a conditional settlement in its lawsuit accusing the city of Sacramento of violating laws as it failed to adequately address the homeless crisis, according to a notice of a settlement agreement filed in Sacramento Superior Court.

Ho, in a unique lawsuit filed in 2023, accused city officials for allowing “chaos” and a “descent into decay” as the number of homeless people grew. The lawsuit accused Sacramento of creating a public nuisance and violating a Fish and Game Code section prohibiting polluting California’s waters.

The terms of any tentative agreement between the city and the District Attorney’s Office has not yet been filed in court and are unclear…

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