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Well at least they struck the part where it allowed homeless to urinate in public.
"Ammiano's so-called "Homeless Bill of Rights" prohibits police from enforcing ordinances on resting in public places unless a county has provided sufficient support to homeless people. It also includes a right to an attorney during court proceedings that involve minor offenses.
"Citations, arrests and jail time do not solve homelessness," Ammiano told the Assembly Judiciary Committee. "They just route crucial public dollars that could be spent on housing to an already impacted court and corrections system."
AB5 also would require state government to pay for creating local "hygiene centers" with restrooms and showers open 24 hours a day.
The bill has been revised several times since its introduction. A reference allowing people to urinate in public spaces was stricken, and it now says the rights listed apply in public spaces but not on private property."
It appears the democrats in Cali have a new victim cause to fight for. Who will be the first to sue the state for not providing an adequate "hygiene center" is the question. Or they will need state funded transportation to and from said hygiene center. Which hygiene center will the LGBT population have access too?? I guess trying to find em a job is out of the question.
"Several Democrats on the committee said they support the goal of preventing discrimination against homeless people but have concerns about the potential cost of the bill's requirements, including creating hygiene centers, and its restrictions on police officers."
California, the land of extremely expensive houses and limitless pockets to support the downtrodden. The middle class is so screwed there. I guess it's a good thing it has great weather or no average person in their right mind would want to live there.
Glad to see my tax dollars are hard at work. We can't keep the courts open in this state but we have money for "hygene centers" and attorneys for homeless when they get tickets for J walking.
Glad to see my tax dollars are hard at work. We can't keep the courts open in this state but we have money for "hygene centers" and attorneys for homeless when they get tickets for J walking.
Bet you are really excited to pay for a lawyer when some homelss guy gets arrested for wizzing in your yard.
Well at least they struck the part where it allowed homeless to urinate in public.
"Ammiano's so-called "Homeless Bill of Rights" prohibits police from enforcing ordinances on resting in public places unless a county has provided sufficient support to homeless people. It also includes a right to an attorney during court proceedings that involve minor offenses.
"Citations, arrests and jail time do not solve homelessness," Ammiano told the Assembly Judiciary Committee. "They just route crucial public dollars that could be spent on housing to an already impacted court and corrections system."
AB5 also would require state government to pay for creating local "hygiene centers" with restrooms and showers open 24 hours a day.
The bill has been revised several times since its introduction. A reference allowing people to urinate in public spaces was stricken, and it now says the rights listed apply in public spaces but not on private property."
It appears the democrats in Cali have a new victim cause to fight for. Who will be the first to sue the state for not providing an adequate "hygiene center" is the question. Or they will need state funded transportation to and from said hygiene center. Which hygiene center will the LGBT population have access too?? I guess trying to find em a job is out of the question.
"Several Democrats on the committee said they support the goal of preventing discrimination against homeless people but have concerns about the potential cost of the bill's requirements, including creating hygiene centers, and its restrictions on police officers."
Bet you are really excited to pay for a lawyer when some homelss guy gets arrested for wizzing in your yard.
I'm going to go take a dump on Ammiano porch and see how he feels about a homeless bill of rights, that is unless he lets me in to use his ample "hygiene centers" in his house.
So the homeless should be treated differently from the rest of us...why?? This could happen to any of us. To think there are people like you that judge those down on their luck is pretty deplorable.
They are humans, Americans, veterans, mentally ill, but not vagrants. If you gave them a home they would not be homeless. Don't want to give them a home? Don't complain about them being homeless.
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