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A city in California may place a ban on feeding the homeless in public places as homelessness continues to surge in the Golden State.
The controversial measure was proposed during a city council meeting on Tuesday night as Lancaster Mayor Rex Parris defended the proposed legislation.
'A lot of people would come to eat, the people feeding them would leave and the mess would be left behind,' Parris said during the meeting, according to Fox News.
'We're talking about people defecating in the entryways of the business. It became a public health problem,' the mayor added.
If the measure passes, handing out food to the homeless in Lancaster along public streets, sidewalks and any other city-owned property, would be met with a fine.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7781911/City-California-considering-ban-feeding-homeless-public-places.html
The controversial measure was proposed during a city council meeting on Tuesday night as Lancaster Mayor Rex Parris defended the proposed legislation.
'A lot of people would come to eat, the people feeding them would leave and the mess would be left behind,' Parris said during the meeting, according to Fox News.
'We're talking about people defecating in the entryways of the business. It became a public health problem,' the mayor added.
If the measure passes, handing out food to the homeless in Lancaster along public streets, sidewalks and any other city-owned property, would be met with a fine.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7781911/City-California-considering-ban-feeding-homeless-public-places.html