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Advocates warn Parlier council it risks legal challenges without shelter options; council agrees to agendize
Summary
Advocates and faith leaders urged Parlier on Nov. 16 to create services for unhoused residents, citing Kincade v. Fresno and Martin v. Boise and warning of litigation; council agreed to place homelessness solutions on a future agenda and asked staff for funding and model research.
Multiple community advocates and a local pastor told the Parlier City Council during public comment on Nov. 16 that the city—s handling of unhoused residents risks litigation if the city removes people without providing alternatives.
Speakers invoked recent case law (Kincade v. Fresno, Martin v. Boise and other precedents) and said legal action and large settlements have followed similar municipal…
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