The city of Bay Area is inferior to the language for camps

Fremont City Council revised the new city campsite regulation, eliminating What has become a contradictory clause – first reported to by Calmatters – this could punish them “Support and maintenance” of the camps.

“We have listened to and involved with many members of the Community,” ” Board member Katie Kimberlin said At the Tuesday meeting where the council vote 6-1 To discard the clause. “Clarifying this regulation is especially important to us. For decades, I have been thinking that we all … We have worked and supported the critical work of our profits and our faith -based organizations, which often work with the government and often do what the government cannot do. “

Ordinance makes an illegal camp on streets, sidewalks, parks and other public propertypart of State change in homelessness policy after a 2024 US Supreme Court CaseS What separated it from other efforts was the explicit language that would make everyone “reasons, resolve, support, support or conceal an illegal camp, guilty of a crime. Local defenders of the homeless fears that this may be necessary against workers and volunteers providing assistance to people who are not on Fremont.

City authorities have stated at numerous meetings, including Tuesday night that the ordinance will not focus on food and water defenders, for example. But Legal experts told Calmatters As the text of the ordinance does not specify what support and maintenance are, it can allow this application in the future.

Fremont officials also told Calmatters that this legal language is not new and is included in many municipal codes in California. Legal experts said the decision to include such a clause in a camping regulation, which is unusual.