Should ‘aiding’ or ‘abetting’ a homeless camp be illegal? It may soon be a reality in Fremont

As communities up and down California ban homeless encampments, one Bay Area city is trying to go a step further. 

The East Bay city of Fremont is set to vote on a new ordinance that would make it illegal to camp on any street or sidewalk, in any park or on any other public property. But, in an apparent California first, it also would make anyone “causing, permitting, aiding, abetting or concealing” an illegal encampment guilty of a misdemeanor – and possibly subject to a $1,000 fine and six months in jail.