San Jose homeless residents are at risk of being cited or arrested if they’re caught sleeping or sitting on the sidewalk by early morning.
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend sidewalk sleeping and sitting restrictions two hours early in the morning starting at 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. Known as the “pedestrian facilitation zone,” police will enforce the bans in an area bounded by Highway 87 to the west, Julian Street to the north, Fourth Street to the east and Highway 280 to the south, in addition to Santa Clara Street between Fourth and Tenth streets. Police can arrest or issue criminal citations to people violating the updated policy.
Interim District 3 Councilmember Carl Salas, who represents the downtown core, said at the meeting he wanted the time to start even earlier a 7 a.m…