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Washoe County votes to criminalize unhoused for living in cars, camping on county-owned property • Nevada Current

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Washoe County commissioners vote to make it a crime for people experiencing homelessness to live in their cars. The ordinance, which passed in a 3-2 vote Tuesday, makes it a misdemeanor to camp on county-owned property or within 1,000 feet of the Truckee River. Residents, religious groups and housing advocates tried to sway commissioners not to pass similar measures.

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Washoe County votes to criminalize unhoused for living in cars, camping on county-owned property • Nevada Current

Despite Washoe County Commissioners declaring they don’t much care for the idea, a majority of commissioners voted Tuesday to make it a crime for people experiencing homelessness to live in their cars. Commissioners agreed the lack of housing has worsened the region’s homeless crisis, mulled the idea to designate parking lots for people living in […]

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