Eight people who have been living at San Diego's safe sleeping camp sites designated for homeless people alleged in a lawsuit filed this week that the camps lack adequate food, fail to provide proper shelter from the elements and are uninhabitable for people with disabilities.

The complaint filed Monday in San Diego federal court seeks a court-ordered remedy for "inaccessible and inhumane conditions" at the two safe sleeping lots near Balboa Park. The lawsuit names the city of San Diego as a defendant, along with Dreams for Change and the Downtown San Diego Partnership, which help operate the lots.

"These camps, operating under the Orwellian name of the Safe Sleeping Program, are anything but safe for its residents," the complaint states.

The lawsuit alleges the sites are "rodent infest

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