A new anti-camping ordinance, aimed at clearing out homeless encampments in a California city, has been met with fierce criticism from leaders and residents who say it will displace the most vulnerable to make way for gentrification.
A homeless woman named Shon sits in a tent under the 405 Freeway bridge over Venice Boulevard in Culver City, Calif., on Feb. 13.Alicia Victoria Lozano
, yet few, if any, communities have been able to make a significant dent in the number of unsheltered residents living within their borders.stemming from an Idaho ordinance found that criminalizing homelessness, including prohibiting sleeping in public, violates the U.S. Constitution and amounts to"cruel and unusual punishment" if no shelter beds are available.
"I am very disappointed," said Culver City council member Yasmin-Imani McMorrin, who was one of two dissenting votes on the six-member council."I feel this is an incredibly harmful policy that doesn’t add anything other than punitive measures." Like Bradley, Lindsey was not aware of the new ordinance and does not have a backup plan should he be asked to relocate.“As long as the weather is fine, I’d rather be outside than cooped up inside a shelter,” he said. “It’s too depressing.”
There is no clear time line for when the housing units would become available, according to the city, and officials have not determined who would be tasked with clearing out the encampments and what enforcement measures, such as fines and arrests, would be used if people refuse to relocate.
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