FREMONT, Calif. (KRON) — The Fremont Metropolis Council is ready to vote Tuesday on a controversial homeless tenting ban. Together with stopping tenting anyplace in public, the measure would punish individuals who assist the homeless.
If authorized, the ordinance would forestall homeless folks from tenting on public property. That features parks, streets and sidewalks.
Greater than 800 homeless persons are residing in Fremont, in line with town’s newest depend in 2024.
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The measure would additionally goal anybody who’s “causing, permitting, aiding, abetting or concealing” a homeless encampment. In Fremont, that might grow to be a misdemeanor, which may result in a $1,000 advantageous and 6 months in jail.
The measure doesn’t make clear what town means by “aiding” and “abetting.”
Opponents are urging council members to vote no.
“To criminalize an already vulnerable population is not the best we are nor the best we can be as a community,” neighborhood group Compassionate Fremont wrote on social media.
The Fremont Police Affiliation helps the ban. “Repeatedly dealing with some of these individuals can unnecessarily place firefighters and police officers in harms way,” the group mentioned on social media. “The passage of this ordinance allows the public safety experts to appropriately address public safety issues while still proving resources to our unhoused community members.”
The ban is up for a closing vote Tuesday on the 6 p.m. Fremont Metropolis Council assembly.
