CHULA VISTA, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Chula Vista officials unanimously passed the homeless encampment ban, following the lead of several other cities.
Passionate comments could be heard from the Chula Vista City Hall Tuesday as residents rallied to support the ban.
“Shove the homeless tent, big pile of shopping carts…why don’t you arrest them?” said angry one resident.
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Chula Vista and National City are joining the cities of San Diego, Escondido and San Marcos by banning urban camping in their areas. This comes after a struggle with homeless encampments that have flooded streets and parks.
In Chula Vista, Mayor John McCann said after the Supreme Court ruling relaxing hurdles to homeless enforcement, the city is taking advantage of the new ways to get homeless people to comply with assistance.
“When we take someone off the streets, we give them an option to have a bed. We have a shelter with beds and we have other places to put them,” said McCann.