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Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty threatened to put homeless encampments in a councilmember’s district last month after she opposed his proposal to ban people from sleeping outside City Hall — a comment he has since apologized for.
The remark, directed at Councilmember Mai Vang, came during a July 1 meeting where the council discussed McCarty’s proposal to prohibit homeless residents from sleeping on City Hall grounds. Vang opposed the measure, which passed in late July and will take effect Thursday…