Protesters occupying outside of Sacramento’s City Hall for the #Right2Rest has been ongoing since December 8, 2015. Its against the law to live outdoors, to be homeless in a city that does not have enough shelter beds and housing for everyone. This protest has changed the conversation that is usually artfully avoided. I don’t need to say more – read:

(For more links to news on mostly homelessness – https://shocpaula.wordpress.com/news/ )

• February 8, 2016 ABC10 Protesters calling city’s restroom policy unfair
• February 4, 2016 Sacramento News & Review – Debunking five myths about Sacramento’s latest homelessness debate, Our shelters do not have enough beds for everyone, and other necessary facts. by Raheem F. Hosseini
• February 4, 2016 Sacramento News & Review – Rest and unrest: How homelessness becomes a crime in Sacramento, What do protesters and advocates really mean when they talk about ‘criminalization of homelessness’? by Dave Kempa
• February 4, 2016 Sacramento News & Review – Fight to rest: The battle for solutions to homelessness continues at City Hall, This week, homeless protesters begin their third month of occupation as leaders search for answers – by Nick Miller
• January 28, 2016 ABC10 The Homeless Press Their Case
• January 28, 2016 The Fifth Column – Right To Rest: Sacramento, CA
• January 26, 2016 Fox40 More Outbursts at City Council Meeting Over Sacramento’s Anti-Camping Ordinance
• January 26, 2016 Sacramento Bee – Large homeless protest at Sacramento City Hall
• January 26, 2016 Sacramento Bee – Video: Latest homeless rights protest at Sacramento City Hall – Homeless rights activists continue protest outside Sacramento City Hall.
• January 20, 2016 ABC City council meeting ends with protests over homeless ordinance
• January 20, 2016 Fox40 Latest Sac City Hall Homeless Protest in Council Chambers
• January 20, 2016 Sacramento Bee – Homeless Protest escalates at Sacramento City Hall
• January 20, 2016 Sacramento Bee – Video: Homeless protesters force abrupt end to Sacramento City Council meeting
• January 19, 2016 KCRA Channel 3 City of Sacramento websites working again after outage – Server outage comes week after ‘Anonymous’ posts threatening video
• January 19, 2016 ABC City council meeting ends with protests over homeless ordinance
• January 19, 2016 CPR Sacramento City Council Walks Out On Protesters
• January 19, 2016 Sacramento City Council Abruptly Adjourns Meeting During Homeless Discussion
• January 19, 2016 SN&R Flare up with homeless protesters leads to abrupt end of city council meeting, outrage
• January 19, 2016 Fox40 Sacramento Homeless Protesters Persist
• January 19, 2016 Sacramento Bee – Sacramento City Council ends meeting as homeless protest erupts
• January 18, 2016 DailyKos Homeless Protest Organizer Marks Seventh Day Without Food By Dan Bacher
• January 16, 2016 Fox40 Sacramentans Honor MLK With 5th Annual Sacramento Poor People’s March
• January 15, 2016 Fox40 Tackling Homelessness in Sacramento
• January 15, 2016 City of Sacramento – City Continues to Take the Challenge of Addressing Homelessness Seriously.
• January 14, 2016 Sacramento Bee Editorial Board – Protests won’t break cycle of homelessness
• January 14, 2016 LiberationNews Sacramento homeless occupy and fight City Hall
• January 13, 2016 CBS Anonymous Claims To Hack Sacramento City Hall, But Officials Say Otherwise
• January 13, 2016 Sacramento Bee – Personal info for Sacramento council members posted online as homeless protest escalates
• January 12, 2016 ABC Local businessman offers solution to homeless problem, faces hurdles, The homeless debate continues at Sacramento City Hall
• January 12, 2016 CPR News Network: Conversation Around Sacramento’s Homeless
• January 12, 2016 Fox40 City Council Meeting Gets Heated as Homeless Advocates Continue Camp Out
• January 11, 2016 KCRA ‘Anonymous’ releases another threatening video for Sacramento – Hacker group urges city to revoke no camping ordinance
• January 11, 2016 ABC Sacramento leaders try to tackle homeless problem; tiny homes, tent cities, hunger strike addressed
• January 11, 2016 Fox40 Sacramento Looks for Ideas to Help Fight Homelessness as City Hall Protest Enters 35th Night
• January 11, 2016 Sacramento Bee – Erika D. Smith: When homeless are dying, fight over camping ban is pointless
• January 11, 2016 Sacramento Bee – Video: Anonymous repeats position on Sacramento homeless issue with 3rd video
• January 11, 2016 Sacramento Bee – Group claiming to be Anonymous posts new video on Sacramento homeless policy
• January 10, 2016 KCRA Police move in on homeless protesters outside City Hall, At least 2 arrested, citations issued
• January 10, 2016 ABC Sacramento police arrest two and seize property in homeless protest
• January 10, 2016 Sacramento Bee – Homeless ‘safe ground’ back in the mix for Sacramento
• January 9, 2016 KCRA Homeless threaten action, remain camped outside Sacramento City Hall, Sacramento leaders continue to uphold camping ban
• January 9, 2016 ABC Sacramento police arrest two and seize property in homeless protest, Two men were arrested and later released for their protest at city hall
• January 9, 2016? CBS Police Raid Sacramento City Hall Homeless Protesters, Nearly 50 officers were reportedly at the scene to disperse the protesters
• January 9, 2016 CBS 2 Arrested After Police Tear Down Homeless Protest Camp At City Hall
• January 9, 2016 Fox40 Mayoral Candidate Steinberg Speaks Out About No-Camping Ordinance
• January 2016 CBS Police Continue To Pressure Homeless Protesters At Sacramento City Hall To Leave (no date)
• January 9. 2016 Sacramento Bee – Marcos Breton: Police aren’t ‘criminalizing’ the homeless
• January 8, 2016 CBS Showdown Between Homeless Protesters And Police Continues At Sacramento City Hall
• January 8, 2016 Fox40 Officials Say City Will Not Rescind Camping Ordinance; Looking For Alternative Solutions
• January 8, 2016 Sacramento Bee – Video: Anonymous posts second video threat over Sacramento homeless issue
• January 8, 2016 Sacramento Bee – Video: Anonymous threatens action over Sacramento homeless stance
• January 8, 2016 Sacramento Bee –Homeless protest continues as group purported to be Anonymous releases another video
• January 7, 2016 KCRA ‘Anonymous’ releases video threatening city of Sacramento, Online hacker group wants city’s anti-camping ban lifted
• January 7, 2016 ABC Anonymous demands solution to Sacramento homeless issue
• January 7, 2016 CBS ‘Anonymous’ Threatens Sacramento Over Policies Towards The Homeless
• January 7, 2016 SN&R Welcome to the occupation: Sacramento police raid on homeless protest at City Hall escalates conflict, Mayoral candidate Darrell Steinberg reunites with Capitol colleagues to introduce homeless-housing initiative
• January 7, 2016 Fox40 Group Claiming to Be Anonymous Asks City of Sacramento to Rethink Camping Ordinance
• January 7, 2016 Sacramento Bee – Video: ‘Hacktivists’ threaten fight over Sacramento homeless stance
• January 7, 2016 Sacramento Bee – Video purporting to be from hacker group Anonymous threatens California city
• January 7, 2016 Sacramento Bee – Video purporting to be from hacker group Anonymous threatens city of Sacramento
• January 5, 2016 KCRA Sacramento creates task force for homeless, Homeless protest city’s camping ban
• January 5, 2016 SN&R Anonymous threatens Sacramento over treatment of homeless protesters, hunger strike imminent at City Hall
• January 5, 2016 Sacramento Bee – Marcos Breton: Confronting the complexities of homelessness
• January 4, 2016 KCRA 1 arrested as homeless remain outside Sacramento City Hall, Homeless group continues to protest no camping ordinance
• January 4, 2016 ABC Woman struggles with cancer, pneumonia and being homeless in Sacramento
• January 4, 2016 ABC California’s homeless: How you can help
• January 4, 2016 CBS California Lawmakers Propose $2 Billion Homeless Plan Offering Homes, Services
• January 4, 2016 KFBK Homeless Protest Continues At Sacramento City Hall
• January 4, 2016 Fox40 Homeless Activists Continue to Protest Sacramento’s No Camping Ordinance
• January 4, 2016 CPR City, Homeless Advocates Clash Over Sacramento’s Camping Ban
• January 4, 2016 Sacramento Bee – Sacramento activists call for homeless camping without penalty amid state efforts
• January 3, 2016 KCRA Homeless return to Sacramento City Hall under political, legal cloud, Attorney calls city ordinance prohibiting camping unconstitutional, vows lawsuit
• January 3, 2016 ABC Woman struggles with cancer, pneumonia and being homeless in Sacramento, 26 days ago the homeless went to Sacramento city hall asking for an “anti-camping ordinance” to be overturned.
• January 3, 2016 Fox40 Sacramento Mayoral Candidates Weigh In On City’s Camping Ordinance
• January 2, 2016 CBS Police Raid Homeless Protesters Camping Outside Sacramento City Hall
• January 2, 2016 Fox40 Sacramento Police Arrest Homeless Supporters Protesting At City Hall
• January 2, 2016 SN&R More than 50 police officers raid homeless protest outside Sacramento City Hall just after midnight, leaders arrested
• January 2, 2016 Sacramento Bee – Video: Several arrested during camping protest
• December 29, 2015 KCRA Homeless demand change in Sacramento’s no camping ordinance, Campers have been outside city hall for more than 20 days
• December 29, 2015 CBS Protesters Continue To Fight For Homeless Outside Sacramento City Hall On Christmas, For more than two weeks, the group has been protesting in front of City Hall, enduring rain and subfreezing temperatures to fight for better services for the homeless.
• December 25, 2016 CBS Protesters Continue To Fight For Homeless Outside Sacramento City Hall On Christmas
• December 17, 2015 SN&R Sacramento City Hall occupation and protest of homelessness policies enters second week, ‘The anti-camping ordinance criminalizes individuals who have no place else to go’
• December 9, 2015 CBS Homeless Advocates Sleep Outside Sacramento City Hall In Protest
• December 9, 2015 SN&R Occupiers protest Sacramento’s ‘anti-homeless’ laws, deliver illegal porta-potty to City Hall
• December 9, 2015 Fox40 Homeless Camp Outside City Hall to Protest Ordinance
• December 8, 2015 CPR Homeless Protest City Council’s Camping Ordinance By Camping At City Hall