SACRAMENTO — A judge ruled only one part of Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho’s lawsuit against the capital city can move forward, scaling back the original allegations to crack down on homelessness.
Ho sued the city back in September and broke down three main allegations that the city is allowing the homeless to pollute waterways and endanger public health. The lawsuit centered on the city’s response to the homeless crisis, claiming it failed to enforce city ordinances and ban daytime camping.
The lawsuit argued two other points: that the city created a public nuisance by allowing homeless camps to stay on public property and that the city violated the state’s water code by allowing waste from homeless encampments to end up in area rivers.
It was Sacramento Superior Court Judge Jill H. Talley’s final ruling on Monday that had city and county leaders with statements on the next steps and reactions to one out of the three main allegations staying with the lawsuit to move forward.