June 28, 2024

El fallo de la mayoría conservadora del tribunal significa que las ciudades ya no tienen prohibido castigar a las personas sin hogar por acampar si no tienen otro lugar adonde ir. Tendrá fuertes repercusiones en California, donde el gobernador demócrata Gavin Newsom y muchos líderes de la ciudad acogieron con agrado el nuevo poder para barrer los campamentos.

The ruling by the conservative court majority means cities no longer are prohibited from punishing homeless people for camping if they have nowhere else to go. It will have strong repercussions in California, where Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and many city leaders welcomed the new power to sweep encampments. Homeless people and their advocates say the decision criminalizes poor people who have no other options, for simply existing.

La cartera total de acciones de la Legislatura valía hasta 112 millones de dólares el año pasado, pero los expertos dicen que el público debería saber más sobre la riqueza total de un político.

The total stock portfolio of the Legislature was worth as much as $112 million last year but experts say the public should know more about a politician’s total wealth.

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The California Student Aid Commission conducted focus groups and found emotional messages connected well with students and parents. They then said they were more likely to apply for financial aid.

By deciding that unsheltered people have no constitutional protection to camp on public property, the divided Supreme Court reflects the political polarization around homelessness — where everyone is correct depending on which side of the glass they choose to look through. What if the legal, moral and policy choice was different?

The agreement between the state and the ACLU requires state authorities to visit schools, interview teachers, look at individual students’ records and take more hands-on steps to see if a school has a pattern of discriminating.

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Homelessness has plagued Gavin Newsom's political career ever since he was mayor of San Francisco. Under his governorship, it has continued haunting him.