That hasn’t assuaged advocates, who’ve accused the council of trying to push out the city’s homeless population. They worry the ordinance will have a “chilling effect” on local nonprofits and community groups and deter the city’s roughly 600 residents living on the streets from accepting needed services.

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.