Monday, July 9th @ 2:30pm at Berkeley City Hall (2180 Milvia St., 1st Fl., Berkeley, CA 94704
What is wrong with the Sit-Lie Ordinance?
- Criminalizes and violates the rights of poor/homeless people
- Costs $26/K just to put on ballot plus hundreds of thousands of dollars to enforce
- Does not address the issue of homelessness
- Clogs up courts and prisons
- Similar ordinances in San Francisco and Santa Cruz have been ineffective
- Creates a snowball effect for the financially unfortunate that benefits the elite and capitalists
- Diverts police attention from more serious crimes
What are the alternatives?
- Engage the financially unfortunate in programs/activities of interest/prosperity
- Encourage program(s) where the City of Berkeley and businesses work together with the financially unfortunate to better all three of their positions
- Berkeley City Council work towards housing the homeless rather than working to increase revenue and decrease affordable housing
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