SF Supervisors Revisit Proposed Sit Lie Ordinance
The political flap over whether San Francisco should ban sitting and lying on city sidewalks has returned to the Board of Supervisors as they discuss the measure Mayor Newsom plans for the November ballot.
Supervisor Michela Alioto Pier told the rules committee she supports the Mayor's "Civil Sidewalks" ballot measure, describing how she was kicked from behind by a street person while crossing an intersection in her wheelchair with her then five-year-old daughter. Click to Listen
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"You turn a corner and look down a sidewalk, and you think to yourself, 'is that a safe place for me to go,'" said Alioto-Pier.
Supervisor David Campos, who opposes the Mayor's ballot measure, was quick to respond.
"To the extent that this covers civility - this actually allows for incivility, so long as it's not done while the person is sitting or lying on the street," said Campos.
The board has already rejected a sit-lie ordinance, but had to revisit the entire issue before Mayor Newsom could put his "Civil Sidewalks" measure on the November ballot.
