DPW Stealing from Poor People

Ok I thought this was totally ridiculous! DPW laughing at a guy and telling him that they couldn't give his stuff back. They straight up took a poor mans' few possessions! It is not only illegal, it is brutal! I wonder what they have to say for themselves. This story left me steaming at the ears! How could some one be so mean?

COPS STEALING FROM POOR PEOPLE

Federal Judge Rules City of Fresno Violated the Rights of Homeless Residents
Tue May 13 2008 (Updated 05/16/08) Destruction of property declared unlawful seizure
A U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of California has ruled that the City of Fresno's practice of immediately seizing and destroying the personal possessions of homeless residents violates the constitutional right of every person to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.

"The question is no longer whether the City will have to pay damages to class members, but how much," said attorney Oren Sellstrom of the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights. "Given that many homeless people lost everything they owned in these illegal sweeps - including their medicines and items of tremendous sentimental value - we believe the damage award will be significant."

"The Court's ruling in this class-action lawsuit makes it clear that our Constitution protects the rights of everybody, rich or poor," said attorney Michael Risher of the ACLU of Northern California. "It should send a strong message to other cities throughout our country that if they violate the rights of their most vulnerable residents, they will be held accountable."

Six plaintiffs provided testimony in the case, Kincaid v. City of Fresno, on behalf of the entire class, which includes all homeless people in Fresno who had their property seized and destroyed by the City or by the California Department of Transportation. The case was bought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, and the firm of Heller, Ehrman, LLP. Read more here...

PIRATE FESTIVAL IN VALLEJO

VALLEJO IS A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE TOWN JUST SOUTH OF NAPA. IT HAS BEEN TREATED LIKE A WELFARE STATE AND THE PEOPLE THERE HAVE BEEN PAYING THE POLICE SUCH INCREDIBLE AMOUNTS OF MONEY THAT THE TOWN IS BROKE. THERE IS NO BOOK STORE IN VALLEJO. THEY NEED TO PUT THEIR MONEY INTO SERVICES AND EDUCATION. THEN YOU WILL BUILD A TOWN THAT EVERYONE CAN BE PROUD OF. POLICING IS A 100YR EXPERIMENTAL FAILURE.

THIS WEEK IS CRUCIAL FOR POOR PEOPLE IN SF!

THIS WEEK THE POOR ARE MADE EVEN MORE VULNERABLE AND COULD LOSE VITAL SERVICES THAT ARE STILL IN SHORT SUPPLY. GAVIN NEWSOM HAS DECIDED TO PULL IMPORTANT MONIES AWAY FROM THE MOST NEEDY IN OUR TOWN. WE CANNOT GO ON IN A CIVILIZATION THAT IS GOING TO CRIMINALIZE THE POOR AND MAKE THE LIVES OF THOSE LESS FORTUNATE EVEN HARDER BY TAKING HOPE FROM THEM.

DOG AND PONY SHOW AVOIDED IN SAN FRANCISCO

IF YOU WANT TO READ MORE ON THIS STORY GO TO : www.cohsf.org/streetsheet

Pirates RRRR a Comin!

Prop 98 is crap. Don't do it! Vote yes on 99!

If rent control goes away then it will broaden the divide between the rich and poor, the middlish class will become poor and the poor will be poorer. A "Rascal Multitude may prevail".

Radical Illustration is not enough!

It is time to take off the gloves!....and hold hands? Yup, we need more love and healing in this world. I remember a time when I was young that people loved each other. I was loved and nurtured and given a good home despite possible circumstances that could have gone wrong. Love can really give us what we need to help us along the way. We should love each other liberally. Fear and prejudice are what makes for a society that has us feeling disconnected from our fellow man.