Sacramento has been a “sanctuary city” for more than 40 decades on behalf of its immigrants who simply want to live here. It has signaled that we are a community that cares about our own who need a little help simply to survive.
If the city of Sacramento approves Mayor Kevin McCarty’s plan to ban the homeless from sleeping outside of City Hall at night, we can no longer in good conscience call ourselves a sanctuary city in any respect. No city can be a safe harbor for some and not others while pretending to maintain fair procedures for everyone. That’s not the values behind humanity and due process.
Sacramento’s sanctuary status is on the line at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting…