California Legislator Calls on State to Ban Homeless Encampments Near Schools, Parks

A homeless encampment sits in front of the Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library in Venice Beach, Calif., on Feb. 18, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

California Assemblyman Josh Hoover (R-Folsom) is calling on state legislators to ban homeless encampments from within 500 feet of schools, daycare centers, parks, and libraries.

While some cities have been implementing such rules locally in recent years, Assembly Bill 257 would make the ban statewide.