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Jurupa Valley council adopts ordinance banning camping on public property
Summary
The Jurupa Valley City Council voted to adopt an ordinance making camping on public property unlawful, citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision and outlining outreach, notification and property-preservation procedures; the vote followed public concern about local encampments.
The Jurupa Valley City Council adopted an ordinance prohibiting camping on public property after a staff presentation that cited a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision as legal support for enforcement.
City Attorney Mr. Thorson told the council the Supreme Court decision in the Grants Pass case "upheld ordinances of the city of Grants Pass" and affirmed "the authority of the city to enforce that by way of misdemeanor arrest or by administrative fines." He said the decision effectively overruled the Ninth Circuit's earlier Martin v. City of Boise decision.
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