Local Woman Who Formerly Lived in Her Car for Months Is Fighting Idaho's Public Camping Ban Set to Take Effect July 1

Hampton defers camping in public spaces ban after community pushback

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Local woman who formerly lived in her car for months is fighting Idaho's public camping ban set to take effect July 1

Cassidy Landry, once unhoused in Boise, contests new Idaho law on public camping. She urges reconsideration, warning of its impact on others like her.

Hampton City Council defers decision on public camping and sleeping ordinance until August

The Hampton City Council deferred a decision on a city code ordinance that would have made camping, sleeping or storing belongings on public property a misdemeanor at their Wednesday meeting.Hampton Mayor Jimmy Gray said the decision came from individual conversations with council members, who he said would plan to bring back a modified or revised version of the ordinance in August after meeting with stakeholders and interested parties.According…

Hampton defers vote on criminalizing sleeping, camping on public property; local NAACP responds

City Council to decide on ordinance penalizing public camping amid rising homelessness on the Virginia Peninsula. Critics call for compassionate solutions.