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San Francisco to begin homeless sweeps following court rulings
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco says it will resume sweeping homeless encampments in a matter of just weeks.
Following a recent Supreme Court ruling, on Monday an appeals court overturned an injunction that paused the city’s efforts to enforce laws preventing people from staying out on the street.
A move that City Attorney David Chiu believes will allow officials to more effectively tackle the problem.
Chiu says the city has spent billions of dollars on homeless services over the years.
“We could make all the offers of shelter and services that we wanted but there were many moments where unhoused folks would simply reject or refuse services. Reject offers of shelter,” said Chiu.
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Homelessness remains a top concern for San Francisco voters.
At Monday night’s mayoral debate hosted by KTVU, candidates laid out their plans to address the crisis, with the two currently not in city government – promising stricter measures.
“I believe our sidewalks belong to everybody in San Francisco. They belong to young children, they belong to families, they belong to the elderly,” said Mark Farrell.
Entrepreneur Daniel Lurie added, “Under my watch, we are going to stand up 1,500 shelter beds in the first six months of my administration. People will no longer be able to resort to nor will they be allowed to stay on our streets.”
There are many people in San Francisco who disagree with the recent court rulings though. And some of them accuse city leaders of using homeless people for political theater.
MORE: SF says homeless population is at lowest level in years. So why are some costs going up?
That includes Nisha Kashyap, whose Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights was part of a lawsuit that sued the city over the rights of unhoused people.
“We as a community and our political leadership, over decades not just the current leadership but going back decades, have made concerted choices to dis invest in affordable housing and instead invest in policies that push people out,” Kashyap said.
Kashyap believes these sweeps will only push people from place to place and ultimately do little to solve the problem.
She’s instead, calling on elected leaders to invest in what she believes are real solutions.
“Cities will be in a race to the bottom to enact the most punitive, harmful ordinances or laws that they can designed to push people out of their communities,” Kashyap said.
There’s still ongoing litigation regarding how the city deals with homeless folks’ property. A lower court is expected to rule on that soon.
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The San Francisco Giants have been one of the biggest disappointments in baseball this season, prompting the front office to explore operating as sellers this summer. Amid a flurry of MLB trade rumors this week about a potential firesale, there is now more buzz regarding the future of Matt Chapman with the team.
MLB insider Robert Murray spoke to executives around the league who said that Chapman is “the most appealing” trade target of the group that also includes Rafael Devers and Willy Adames.
Matt Chapman Trade Landing Spots
- Matt Chapman contract (Spotrac): $25.166 million AAV (2026-2030)
It’s no surprise that Chapman is the most coveted player among the highly-paid trio. He is a Gold Glove Award winner at third base who can still provide well above-average fielding at the hot corner as a 33-year-old. On top of that, he is also outproduced Adames by a wide margin this season and offers far greater positional value than Devers.
However, there is a complicating factor. Chapman has played 10 seasons in the majors and has a full no-trade clause. He also made it clear to reporters this week that he prefers to remain in San Francisco, especially since he is a California native.
Rafael Devers Trade Landing Spots
- Matt Chapman stats (2026): .252/.337/.400, .737 OPS, 7 home runs, 41 RBI in 309 plate appearances
As a result, per Murray, San Francisco is not expected to move him this offseason. That makes it even more likely that the club’s highest-paid players remain with the team for the remainder of the season, with president of baseball operations Buster Posey expected to pursue alternative options.
More than likely, the Giants will instead be trading the likes of Robbie Ray, Tyler Mahle, and Luis Arraez. All three veterans are on expiring contracts, so San Francisco will attempt to get whatever it can for them on the trade market next month.
Willy Adames Trade Landing Spots
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San Francisco hotels see steady World Cup business, but fall short of Super Bowl surge
Bay Area bars and restaurants are packed for World Cup watch parties this week, but San Francisco hotels are not seeing the same sell-out crowds experienced during the Super Bowl earlier this year.
While the Super Bowl brought a concentrated week of events that sent hotel prices soaring into the thousands, the World Cup spans more than a month. The extended timeline has resulted in a slower, steadier trickle of out-of-town soccer fans booking rooms.
The Bay Area has several exciting matches on the schedule at Levi’s Stadium, but none feature top-seeded teams or the mega-star power seen when “Messi mania” previously swept the region.
“We knew we weren’t going to get any of the first-place teams. We weren’t going to get Brazil, or Germany, or any of the teams carrying big fan bases — Messi, Ronaldo,” said Alex Bastian, CEO of the Hotel Council of San Francisco. “But that being said, this is still such a great thing, because people are coming here from around the world.”
Bastian noted that the city’s hospitality industry is still in a strong position for the summer.
“We have a great convention calendar for the month of June, and because we were prepared, we’re doing much better compared to our colleagues across the country,” he said.
A significant surge in hotel bookings could still happen if Levi’s Stadium secures a match featuring Team USA. That possibility grew stronger following the U.S. team’s 2-0 win over Australia on Friday.
“I’m really excited about Team USA. I’m USA all the way,” Bastian added. “I’m hopeful that when that game is played here, the world will come check out San Francisco as well.”
The San Francisco Giants are headed even farther south today as they begin a weekend road series against the Miami Marlins.
Taking the mound for the Giants will be noted bigot Landen Roupp. Roupp enters today’s game with a 4.24 ERA, 2.96 FIP, with 82 strikeouts to 32 walks in 74.1 innings pitched. His last start was in Friday night’s 5-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs, in which Roupp clearly cared more about proselytizing than he did about winning, allowing four runs on four hits with five strikeouts and two walks in four and two thirds innings.
As of the time this is being written on Thursday, the Marlins have not announced a starting pitcher for today’s game and I am off today (Happy Juneteenth!). But you can head on down to the comments for the most up to date information.
Who: San Francisco Giants vs. Miami Marlins
Where: loanDepot park, Miami, Florida
Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM
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