Homeless “unions” on both sides of the San Francisco Bay are suing cities to prevent sweeps of encampments or program closures.

In federal court in Oakland, the Berkeley Homeless Union is seeking to obtain a preliminary injunction against the city of Berkeley’s intended sweep of the encampment located at and around Eighth and Harrison streets. On Friday, the union was successful in obtaining a temporary restraining order keeping the status quo in place pending a hearing that was initially scheduled for Thursday and is now rescheduled for March 4.

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Joe Dworetzky is a second career journalist. He practiced law in Philadelphia for more than 35 years, representing private and governmental clients in commercial litigation and insolvency proceedings. Joe served as City Solicitor for the City of Philadelphia under Mayor Ed Rendell and from 2009 to 2013 was one of five members of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission with responsibility for managing the city’s 250 public schools. He moved to San Francisco in 2011 and began writing fiction and pursuing a lifelong interest in editorial cartooning. Joe earned a Master’s in Journalism from Stanford University in 2020. He covers Legal Affairs and writes long form Investigative stories. His occasional cartooning can be seen in Bay Area Sketchbook. Joe encourages readers to email him story ideas and leads at joe.dworetzky@baycitynews.com.