Sleepless in San Diego
Do you know where you’re going to lay down your head tonight? Thousands of homeless people in the city of San Diego run the risk of getting ticketed if they sleep on the streets. Business owners and residents say the homeless are nuisances; homeless advocates say they have a constitional right to sleep on the streets. – Full Focus
A lot of us have seen the problem, the homeless need a place to safely sleep but the local businesses have a right to maintain and protect their property and livelyhood. The defacto solution has been to let the homeless sleep on the streets after hours that businesses have closed (7pm) and be off the street by the start of the business day (5am). But if there is any trouble (drugs, fights, trash) the police will make you move and/or ticket you.