Fremont poised to punish those helping people in homeless encampments
Fremont poised to punish those helping people in homeless encampments
In Fremont, leaders are set to vote on a new ordinance that could punish people for helping people stay in a homeless encampment.
FREMONT, Calif. - In Fremont, leaders are set to vote on a new ordinance that could punish people for helping people stay in a homeless encampment.
Many ordinances or laws in California have made it illegal to camp on any street or sidewalk.
But this proposal in Fremont would take it even further.
The proposed rule says anyone "causing, permitting, aiding, abetting or concealing" an illegal encampment could be charged with a misdemeanor and face a $1,000 fine and six months in jail.
Activists are worried it could be used against aid workers who provide services to unhoused communities.