Public safetyFinding
California should require police to clear homeless encampments statewide.
After a 2024 Supreme Court ruling, cities may ban camping in public, and many California cities now clear encampments while others do not. A state requirement would make clearing encampments mandatory everywhere.
Xavier Becerra
I believe that someone who's sleeping outside shouldn't be treated as a criminal. We should treat them as someone who needs support, help to get them off the street.
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