News Items tag as: Paul Braun

Penticton street person enters eleventh hour guilty plea in panhandling case
September 12, 2018 - 12:21 PM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton’s prosecution of street person Paul Braun came to a sudden conclusion today.
No more public comment on panhandling case when trial starts, city says
September 05, 2018 - 12:13 PM

PENTICTON - A high profile legal action between the City of Penticton and street person Paul Braun is about to go to trial, with time running out for the city to comment publicly about the case.
City says $25,000 spent so far in legal action against Penticton street person
July 12, 2018 - 11:20 AM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton has spent more than $25,000 so far on legal action against street person Paul Braun.
Mediation fails, city case against Penticton man for bylaw infractions going to trial
June 22, 2018 - 2:36 PM

PENTICTON - Negotiations to resolve the City of Penticton's case against a Penticton man for bylaw violations have ended and it's going to trial in September.
City creates the obstruction in latest twist to Paul Braun case
May 15, 2018 - 1:46 PM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton’s fight against a local homeless man took another turn today.
B.C. Civil Liberties Association calls city behaviour 'unseemly' in dealing with Penticton homeless man
May 14, 2018 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton's move to take its case against a local homeless man public has attracted the attention of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association.
City accused of trying to bully Penticton homeless man by taking case public
May 07, 2018 - 8:00 PM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton's decision to take its court case against a local homeless man public is being called a "political move" by his lawyer.
City takes its case against homeless man public with revelation of final offer
May 03, 2018 - 5:16 PM

PENTICTON - The upcoming trial of a Penticton homeless man took a very public turn today when the City of Penticton released the final offer it made to his lawyer.
$Paul Braun gets some support from a resident while occupying his spot in front of the breezeway in the 200 block of Main Street earlier this year. His trial for eight bylaw infractions is set for September, 2018.$

Lawyers urged to be prepared as Braun case moves toward trial date
May 02, 2018 - 12:39 PM

PENTICTON - Be prepared, was the message to both Crown and defence counsel preparing the trial of Paul Braun in Penticton court today.
$Penticton street person Paul Braun with his lawyer, Paul Varga, at the 200 block breezeway on Main Street. Varga sat in support of Braun at noon today, Jan.30, 2018, as Braun faces a trial over bylaw infractions with the city. Braun and Varga were joined by other residents who offered food and support.$

UPDATE: City of Penticton issues statement refuting "war on the homeless" in court case
January 30, 2018 - 10:20 AM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton has issued a public statement regarding their current enforcement proceedings on Penticton resident Paul Braun.
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