Wood

Filed 7/11/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE ex rel. COLIN BURNS, as City Attorney, etc.,

G061001

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 30-2020-01164408) v.

OPINION

NANCY WOOD,

Defendant and Appellant.

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County, Derek W. Hunt, Judge. Reversed and remanded with instructions. UCI Law Civil Rights Litigation Clinic, Paul Hoffman, Melanie T. Partow; Elder Law and Disability Clinic and Brooke Weitzman for Defendant and Appellant. Harper & Burns, Colin Burns, and Alexandra Halfman for Plaintiff and Respondent. * * * The city of Fountain Valley (the City) seeks to prohibit Nancy Wood, an indigent homeless woman, from residing in the City’s Mile Square Park (the Park), which is near the hospital where she receives treatment for cancer and heart disease. At the time these events occurred, the City had no homeless shelter. At the outset we observe that homelessness is a difficult, complex issue in 21st century America. Both sides of the debate—property owners and homeless advocates—can muster compelling…