Backers of California homeless camp ban cite 'successful' San Diego law. But is it?

Politicians pushing to make homeless encampments illegal across wide swaths of California point to one city as proof it will work.

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Jones’ proposal, Senate Bill 1011, is modeled after a controversial new San Diego ordinance that bans encampments near schools, shelters and transit hubs, in parks, and even, if shelter beds are available, on all public sidewalks.

But how well is San Diego’s “Unsafe Camping Ordinance” really working?

While encampments are much less noticeable in some areas — such as downtown, in the city’s main park, and around certain schools — they’re just as prevalent, if not more so, near freeways and along the banks of the San Diego River.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/04/15/backers-of-california-homeless-camp-ban-cite-successful-san-diego-law-but-is-it/