Scaled-down California homeless rights law advances
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Homeless people in California would have the right to rest in public spaces, including sidewalks, without the threat of arrest, and local governments would have to provide access to bathrooms and showers, under a bill that passed its first major test Tuesday.
The bill, called the Homeless Person's Bill of Rights and Fairness Act, could supersede local laws - including in San Francisco - that bar people from sitting or lying on sidewalks unless those localities meet certain requirements.
... This would extend to parks for the entire 24-hour day, regardless of whether the park has hours that it is closed.
... Law enforcement would be required to track and report citations related to homelessness, and local governments would have to provide "health and hygiene centers" that would be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and would be required to include bathrooms and showers.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Scaled-down-homeless-rights-law-advances-4457424.php
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