Fremont prohibits the bearings for homeless ones aimed at those who help them – KMPH FOX 26

Fremonth, California (FOX26) – As the cities in California are moving into a ban on homeless camps, FreMont takes a stronger approach.

The City Council has adopted a new ordinance that not only prohibits camping on public property, but also criminalizes actions such as “causing, resolving, supporting, suppressing or concealing an illegal camp.

The Ordinance States, “Any Person Causing, Permitting, Aiding, Abetting Or Concealing A VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER SHALLTY OF Imprisonment in The city or district prison for a period of no more than six months or on such a fine and imprisonment.

Activists who work with camps in camp expressed concern that the ordinance could be used for accusing a crime.

They are worried about the potential legal consequences for those who provide help to the homeless.

Fremont Mayor Raj Salvan turned to these concerns, saying that police would not target workers in the field.

The vote passed 6-1, with Deputy Mayor Desri Campbell being the lone vote for disagreement.

As he was considering the ordinance, Fremont pointed to other cities in California using a similar language, including Freen and Merced.

The general prohibition on supporting the violations of the Municipal Code Regulations is a relatively common language shared by other cities in California. For example, a brief overview of other cities with camping regulations shows that the following cities already have both camping regulations that can lead to violations and common support and supporting languages ​​for the application of their municipal codes such as the city The city of Sunwine, the city of Sacramento, the city of Davis, the city of Fereno, the city of Mersid, the American Canyon, the city of Chico, the city of Antioch and the city of Indio.