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Crowd urges alternatives to camping bans as council forms 2‑by‑2 to study emergency shelter guidelines
Summary
Dozens of public commenters urged the City Council to reject criminalizing public camping and called for humanitarian sheltering options. Council appointed Council members Contreras Deloshe and Fernandez to a two‑member working group to craft guidelines for authorized emergency shelter opportunities.
A lengthy public comment period at the Eureka City Council meeting focused on homelessness policy, with many speakers urging the council not to criminalize camping and asking for expanded shelter and housing options.
Commenters described repeated confiscation of personal property, aggressive enforcement during bad weather, and lengthy waits for behavioral health and housing services. Speakers urged the council to pursue humane responses, to hold…
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