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Council amends ordinance to allow misdemeanor enforcement for illegal camping and storage after state guidance
Summary
The council approved an ordinance change to allow officers to charge certain crimes as misdemeanors related to illegal camping and storage on public rights-of-way; proponents said the change supplements outreach and services and follows recent court and gubernatorial guidance.
The El Centro City Council approved an ordinance amendment intended to strengthen the city’s tools for addressing illegal camping and storage of property on public rights of way while emphasizing outreach and services for people experiencing homelessness.
Lieutenant James Thompson presented the proposal and said a long-running Ninth Circuit precedent (Martin v. Boise) had limited enforcement options; after the U.S. Supreme Court…
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