Sacramento orders over 20 homeless people to move, hours after high wind warning issued

Hours after the National Weather Service issued a high wind alert Wednesday, the city of Sacramento rousted over 20 homeless people living in the River District and handed a criminal citation to a woman in wheelchair.

Theresa Rivera, 44, attempted on Wednesday morning to pack up her tents, blankets, pillows and clothing that were spread out on the sidewalk.

“They always pick days like this where it just rained or when something, like wind, is about to happen,” said Rivera, the wind picking up. “They didn’t say where to go. They never do. The cop threatened to put me in jail.”…

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