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Northern California city makes ‘aiding’ or ‘abetting’ a homeless camp illegal
Outreach workers in the Bay Area city of Fremont worry the new ordinance could target them, despite assurances from the city.
Does Fremont’s camping ban make it a crime to help homeless people?
The ordinance prohibits camping on any “street, sidewalk, park, open space, waterway, or banks of a waterway, or any private ...
Local News Matters on MSN3h
San Jose residents fear for safety, health amid surge in homeless encampment fires
Fires emanating from San Jose’s homeless encampments far outnumber those coming from homes and businesses, leaving nearby ...
Marin Independent Journal7h
Novato council votes to close homeless campers’ refuge
The city is moving ahead with plans to remove the camp at Lee Gerner Park, but it will given the occupants up to 90 days to ...
Silicon Valley on MSN10h
San Jose will open its largest interim housing site this month
Four years ago, when San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan joined the City Council — then as a representative of District 10 — an empty grass lot near the railroad tracks at Branham Lane and Monterey Road was the ...