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I don't know SV municipalities specifically, but I'd guess its probably true http://www.newsweek.com/illegal-feed-criminalizing-homeless-america-782861 http://w

• peterwwillis 8y ago
  Yep. In Tampa, Food Not Bombs was arrested for not getting a permit for "having an event on public land". http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article125306029.html http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article1253... even though they've been feeding the homeless there for 10 years. The real cause for the crackdown appears to be when there's some event going on in the city, like football championships, where visibility on the city's homeless problem could be problematic for politicians. In Orlando, Food Not Bombs also gets arrested for feeding the homeless. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-homeless-feedings-arrests-20110601-story.html http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-homeless-feedin... It was illegal in Fort Lauderdale, until the police arrested a 90 year old man for feeding the homeless. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/12/03/after-90-year-old-is-arrested-florida-judge-halts-law-that-restricts-feeding-the-homeless/?utm_term=.29b78183eadc https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/12/0... It's probably still illegal, though.