How Do Other Cities Handle Homeless?

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That’s the question we asked today for an article comparing the proposal, up for a vote Wednesday, that would allow the city to confiscate personal belongings kept or left on the sidewalk or in parks for 24 hours.

There’s precedent elsewhere, from sit-lie bans in San Francisco and Portland to a possessions ban in St. Petersburg, Fla., that survived a legal challenge.

Read the full story here: Honolulu Not Alone in Trying to Move Homeless from Sidewalks

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