San Diego Homeless Encampment Ban Advances to City Council

Tents line the street in Skid Row in Los Angeles on Sept. 17, 2019. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

A committee for the San Diego City Council voted 3–1 on April 13 to advance an ordinance banning homeless encampments if shelter beds are available.

After the vote by the city’s Land Use and Housing Committee, the issue will now advance to the nine-member city council.