Experience. This is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. Good evening. We begin with breaking news and heartbreaking news. San francisco is mourning the loss of a man who devoted his life to helping the citys most vulnerable communities, the reverend Cecil Williams. Hes died at age 94. Williams was the long time minister of glide memorial church. He died at his San Francisco home surrounded by friends and family. The glide foundation celebrated its 60th anniversary in San Franciscos tenderloin last december. It provides services for the homeless and anyone in need of a hot meal every day of the year. You may recognize it most for its thanksgiving celebrations where reverend williams always played a key role. His fight for justice also extended around the globe. Hes seen here with human rights champion Nelson Mandela in 1990. San Francisco Mayor london breed paid tribute to reverend williams writing, as a young girl, i would never have dreamed id grow up to work with him. We all be
Nations highest court will take up a case just like that. And it could have big implications for bay area cities struggling with homelessness. Local advocacy groups will be watch closely. If they ask, you know, get up, go, probably reporter John David White says he lived on the streets of San Francisco for years, but for the last several months hes been staying in a shelter bed. A 2019 ruling said cities cannot enforce criminal restrictions on Public Camping unless there is shelter space available. Now, grants pass, a small city in southern oregon, is challenging the ruling. On monday, the u. S. Supreme court will hear arguments on whether it is unconstitutional for cities to enforce the camping restrictions if they dont have shelter space. So were nervous about it but hopeful that this country will recognize that Homeless People do have constitutional rights. Reporter advocates for the unhoused are finding, removing and arresting those individuals and it causes them harm and violates
Crisis. And getting up close and personal with pandas. Mayor london breed back in the bay tonight. What shes saying about her trip to china and the plan to bring those pandas to the San Francisco zoo. Plus, a blowout celebration for a 1. 7 million throne. Why this San Francisco neighborhood is saluting this controversial potty. The news at 6 00 starts right now. Im terry mcsweeney. Gia has the night off. How to deal with homeless encampments front and center at the nations highest court. The Supreme Court set to take up the issue this week. It could have big implications for bay area cities struggling with homelessness. Tomorrow justices will be considering a challenge to rulings from a San Franciscobased appeals court. That court found punishing people for sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. But a small Southern Oregon town is appealing that ruling with a lot hanging in the balance. Advocacy groups say the current ruling provides ess
Nations highest court will take up a case just like that. And it could have big implications for bay area cities struggling with homelessness. Local advocacy groups will be watch closely. If they ask, you know, get up, go, probably reporter John David White says he lived on the streets of San Francisco for years, but for the last several months hes been staying in a shelter bed. A 2019 ruling said cities cannot enforce criminal restrictions on Public Camping unless there is shelter space available. Now, grants pass, a small city in southern oregon, is challenging the ruling. On monday, the u. S. Supreme court will hear arguments on whether it is unconstitutional for cities to enforce the camping restrictions if they dont have shelter space. So were nervous about it but hopeful that this country will recognize that Homeless People do have constitutional rights. Reporter advocates for the unhoused are finding, removing and arresting those individuals and it causes them harm and violates
Polarizing figure. Obviously, we know about that trial in the 90s that really transcended the way people cover those court cases. And his background as an athlete for years, simpson was an honored athlete, an incredible one coming from a poor neighborhood in San Francisco and turned into a superstar. We know his legacy changed during that murder trial in the mid 90s outside the betrayal Hill Recreation Center is an old, faded mural. One of the athletes on the mural is oj simpson. This park and this gym is where he spent a lot of time playing sports as a kid. There is simpson on a Baseball Team in the late 50s. There he is again years later, posting with kids outside the ballpark. Everybody in San Francisco was so, so proud that he was a san franciscan. He attended Galileo High School before playing at city college. He finished his collegiate career at usc and spent 11 seasons in the nfl, finishing with the 40 niners. But for the neighborhood, he left behind, there are questions about t