From The Chronicle
The supervisors’ approval of nearly half a million dollars for it will “accelerate the process,” said Nathan Ballard, Newsom’s spokesman. Ballard could not say definitively when the court would begin operation, but officials previously had set a goal of near the end of this year.
“It was a smart move to approve the funds. The board saw the writing on the wall,” Ballard said. Newsom had proposed a measure for November’s ballot that would allow voters to give the go-ahead for the court. That is likely to be pulled from the ballot after Tuesday’s action.
This was the only item at the budget and finance committee yesterday
video is 50 minutes
This went to the full board later the same day, yesterday and can be viewed here
http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=10
It’s item 62 and it starts at 3:01hr until 3:36hr from a 5 hour video. You can scroll to that if you have a fast connection. The Daly amendment as described below and in the comment from Livinintheloin was a split 5-5 vote and therefore failed. This will be going before the full board again next Tuesday as it stands now
From Livinintheloin describing what Daly proposed as an amendment to the Community Justice Center
To better serve his constituents, and for public safety (?) Daly wanted the following to fall outside of the CJC’s jurisdiction. His motion Failed.
San Francisco Municipal Police Code: SEC. 97. USE OF VEHICLES FOR HUMAN HABITATION PROHIBITED.
(a) No person shall use or occupy or permit the use or occupancy of any house car, camper or trailer coach for human habitation, including but not limited to sleeping, eating or resting, either single or in groups, on any street, park, beach, square, avenue, alley or public way, within the City and County of San Francisco between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(b) No person shall use or occupy or permit the use or occupancy of any motor vehicle for human habitation, either single or in groups, on any street, park, beach, square, avenue, alley or public way, within a residential neighborhood of the City and County of San Francisco between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. For the purposes of this Section, “motor vehicle” shall mean any self-propelled vehicle other than a house car, camper or trailer coach. “Residential neighborhood” shall mean any area of the City zoned for R-H, R-M or R-C use under the City Planning Code, and “habitation” shall mean the use of a motor vehicle as a dwelling place, and shall not mean the use of a motor vehicle for allevation of sickness or temporary physical inability to operate such motor vehicle.
SEC. 120-1. AGGRESSIVE SOLICITING PROHIBITED.
Findings. The people of the City and County of San Francisco find that aggressive solicitation for money directed at residents, visitors, and tourists in areas of the City open to the public imperils their safety and welfare. This conduct in turn jeopardizes the City’s economy by discouraging visitors and prospective customers from coming to San Francisco for business, recreation, and shopping. This conduct also threatens to drive City residents out of the City for their recreational and shopping activities. Further, the people find that aggressive solicitation undermines the public’s basic right to be in and enjoy public places without fear that they will be pursued by others seeking handouts. The people further find that no state laws address or protect the public from these problems.
(c) Definitions. For the purpose of this ordinance, an individual (solicitor) harasses or hounds another (solicitee) when the solicitor closely follows the solicitee and requests money or other thing of value, after the solicitee has expressly or impliedly made it known to the solicitor that the solicitee does not want to give money or other thing of value to the solicitor.
(d) Penalties.California Penal Code:
California Penal Code: 647. Every person who commits any of the following acts is guilty of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor:
(c) Who accosts other persons in any public place or in any place open to the public for the purpose of begging or soliciting alms.
(j) Who lodges in any building, structure, vehicle, or place, whether public or private, without the permission of the owner or person entitled to the possession or in control of it.
San Francisco Park Code Section 3.12: Prohibits camping in parks, and in The City.