A city in California passed one of the nation Strictest anti-bombless camp regulations To combat the constant crisis.
The city council of Fremont Voted on 6-1 Tuesday evening In favor of the law that camps on a public ownership “including every street, sidewalk, park, open space, waterway or banks of a waterway or a private property that is not designated and equipped for such a camping as a high fire risk area . “
“The aim of this chapter is to maintain streets, parks and other public and private areas in the city in a clean, sanitary and accessible state and to adequately protect the health, safety and public well -being of the community while they Recognizing, subject to reasonable circumstances, camping and camp facilities in connection with special events can be beneficial for the cultural and educational climate in the city, “was the regulation.
The Fremont city council voted 6-1 to label “homeless camps” or “help” as a crime crime that is punished with a fine of $ 1000. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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The continued: “The use of streets and public spaces in the city for camping purposes or for the storage of personal property interferes with the rights of the public to use these areas for which they were intended. Such activities can form a public health and safety hazard A negative influence on residential areas and commercial areas.
The law stated that everyone who allows “camping helps, helps or hidden” is guilty of a crime and is subject to a fine of $ 1000 or up to six months in prison. Violators can also be subjected to a temporary seizure of personal property.
The new regulation will take effect in March. (Hans Gutknecht/Medianews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)
However, the regulation also requires that the city provides any offender information about housing support, although the city will not be obliged to offer a offender.
It is planned to take effect 30 days after it was originally adopted on Tuesday.
The regulation was originally written in 2024 after a statement by the American Supreme Court Maintain anti-camping laws They have been used to prevent homeless people from sleeping in public parks.
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This mood also came months after the government of California Gavin Newsom had introduced an executive order Dismantle homeless camps Everywhere in the state.
Gavin Newsom government, D-Calif., Gave an executive order on homeless camps in 2024. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images and Robyn Beck / AFP via Getty images)
“This executive order instructs government agencies to move urgently to tackle dangerous camps and at the same time support and help people – and offers guidance for cities and provinces to do the same,” was the order.
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