Articles Tagged “business zones”

  • City of Berkeley Seeks to Criminalize Homelessness

    by FCJ Editor on Nov 01, 2012 | 4 Comments

    Nearly half of America is poor or “near-poor,” government statistics show—below or near the poverty line, barely making ends meet. Anywhere from 1.5 million to 3.5 million Americans are homeless, and one in six children go hungry. Yet here in Berkeley, California, one of the country’s most famously liberal cities, business leaders aim to fine homeless people $75 for sitting on the sidewalk in commercial strips.

    Posted in Homelessness, Opinion, Politics