America is pushing its workers into homelessness

America is pushing its workers into homelessness

America is pushing its workers into homelessness

Fremont City Council Passes Measure Criminalizing Homelessness - African American Voice - Keeping the Community Informed Since 1991

BySunita Sohrabji FREMONT, California — Shortly before midnight Feb. 11, the Fremont City Council passed an ordinance which criminalizes homelessness as a misdemeanor offense with penalties of up to 6 months in jail and fines of $1000. The new ordinance is one of the harshest such measures in California. It prohibits “camping” on public property and allows for only 72 hours of “camping” on private property. Camping is defined as living in an enc…