The Tucson City Council is set to vote next Wednesday on an ordinance that would make it illegal to sleep in city washes and watercourses, with city officials citing monsoon floods and fires to push a ban on homeless camps in those areas.
  The Tucson City Council is set to vote next Wednesday on an ordinance that would make it illegal to sleep in city washes and watercourses, with city officials citing monsoon floods and fires to push a ban on homeless camps in those areas.
  • th3raid0rMA
    1·
    3 months ago

    Unlike hostile architecture, I think this is reasonable and prudent. That being said, there are entire seasons when this is almost a non-issue, and I bristle at the idea of enforcing this in our dry spring season. Even if it’s absolutely necessary during the Monsoon and mini-monsoon (winter).