LA Councilman Seeks to Resume Ban on Sidewalk Encampments During Daytime

A homeless woman pushes her belongings past a row of tents on the streets of Los Angeles on Feb. 1, 2021. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino on June 9 requested that the city resume its ban on sidewalk encampments.

Buscaino requested the city council amend the mayor’s Declaration of Local Emergency and resume enforcement of Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 56.11, which regulates the storage of personal property in public areas. It prohibits people from configuring a tent in any public area from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., except when raining or if the temperature dips below 50 degrees.