One Bay Area city's attempt to sort out the homeless encampment problem is drawing a lot of attention; not all of it is complimentary. Encampments could actually take up a lot more space.
If passed, a person living alone would be limited to a 10-by-10-foot space. Places with two or more campers could occupy no more than 200 total square feet, regardless of their numbers.
"This ordinance accepts that unfortunate reality that some homeless people are going to need to camp. That's far better than constantly doing sweeps and causing people to move because that's very traumatizing," said Ritter Center Director Mark Shotwell.1 dead, 1 critically injured in San Rafael plane crash
At a camp near downtown, there are about 45 people. Under the new rule. Ritter staff says the space would accommodate less than a dozen.
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