LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council on May 31 backed a proposal by five council members to amend the city’s law against homeless encampments in certain areas of the city to extend to within 500 feet of all schools and daycare facilities.
The ordinance already restricts sleeping and encampments within 500 feet of schools and daycare facilities after each individual location is approved for enforcement by the city council. On Tuesday, the council voted 13–2 to have the city attorney prepare an ordinance amendment to prohibit sitting, lying, sleeping, or storing personal property within 500 feet of “any school or daycare.”
The amendment will need to be approved by the council before going into effect….