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Council introduces anti-camping ordinance, adds misdemeanor option and directs proposal for diversion program
Summary
After reviewing federal court guidance, Hermosa Beach introduced a citywide ordinance banning camping in public places, expanded the enforcement penalty to include misdemeanors and directed staff to draft a diversion option to pair enforcement with voluntary services.
Hermosa Beach’s City Council on Feb. 25 introduced an ordinance that would prohibit camping in specified public places citywide, aligning local rules with recent U.S. Supreme Court guidance on enforcement of public camping provisions.
City Attorney staff reviewed relevant case law and concluded that the Supreme Court’s recent decision (addressing a Ninth Circuit test) allows jurisdictions more latitude to enforce public-camping restrictions than under earlier precedent. The…
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