Sleeping Ban Defeat in Santa Cruz Raises Many Questions

http://www.thestreetspirit.org/sleeping-ban-defeat-in-santa-cruz-raises-many-questions/

For decades, Santa Cruz has progressively sought to criminalize homelessness and the recent vote is little more than a sad confirmation of that well-established and deeply entrenched policy. Following the vote, one longtime observer commented that “now our community is officially homeless unfriendly.”