“We just don’t see what we used to. Over the evolution of time and people realizing what our ordinances, we just don’t see what we used to see in our parks or on our sidewalks. So for all intents and purposes, it’s worked.”

That’s a statement from our interview this morning with Rhonda Abbott, who is Manager of Veteran, Social and Homeless Services for the City of St. Petersburg, Florida.

Her city in 2008 implemented a law that allows the city to remove abandoned property from sidewalks and parks, much like the proposal the Honolulu City Council will decide on tomorrow.

We’ll share more later about how St. Petersburg has made the law work, and the challenges it’s faced.