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CAC hears legal constraints on banning panhandling and the limits of signage
Pentops Community Advisory Committee · February 6, 2026
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Summary
Members raised safety concerns about people loitering on medians and panhandling visibility; supervisors cautioned that banning panhandling can be unconstitutional and that signage or referral campaigns require a reliable service infrastructure to be effective.
A Pentops CAC member reported visible loitering on median strips and urged the committee to examine whether the county could adopt ordinances to address the behavior.
“There's panhandling and there's loitering,” the member said, and added they had looked up a state law on loitering. Committee members and…
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