Homeless people in San Jose, California, who are offered shelter three times and refuse could now be arrested for trespassing.
The San Jose City Council voted 9-2 on Tuesday in favor of a policy change it believes will encourage people who are living on the streets, in broken trailers, and in ripped-up tents to come indoors.
The “responsibility to shelter” provision to the city’s encampment code of conduct also now includes a rule that prohibits homeless people from pitching tents near schools and playgrounds and blocking public rights of way…