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'We cannot arrest our way out of homelessness:' Bay Area reacts to Supreme Court ruling

The Supreme Court decided on Friday that cities can issue citations, fines and ultimately remove people who camp outdoors in public places – something that the city of San Francisco and California's governor had been pushing for. Homeless advocates were disappointed. "We cannot arrest our way out of homelessness," said Jennifer Friedenbach, the executive director for the Coalition on Homelessness in San Francisco. "People need affordable housing."