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A nonprofit community organization Wednesday criticized the San Diego City Council's passage of an ordinance that will prohibit tent encampments in all public spaces throughout the city if shelter beds are available.
The San Diego City Council will consider a controversial proposed "Unsafe Camping Ordinance" Tuesday intended to address the city's homelessness crisis.
Many speakers during the four-hour public comment segment of Tuesday's council meeting were opposed to the proposed ordinance, saying it was cruel and wouldn't solve the bigger problem.
The Unsafe Camping Ordinance would prohibit tent encampments in all public spaces throughout the city if shelter beds are available.
The ordinance prohibits encampments in all public spaces if shelter beds are available and would ban tent encampments at all times in certain sensitive areas such as parks and near schools.