A Bay Area city passed a new ordinance making it illegal for individuals to “aid and abet” people in homeless encampments on public property. The Fremont City Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday to enact a penalty on individuals “causing,

Outreach workers in the Bay Area city of Fremont worry the new ordinance could target them, despite assurances from the city.

Fremont, California passed a strict ordinance to ban homeless encampments on all public properties, including parks, on a 6-1 city council vote on Tuesday night.