

REPEAL the Camping Ordinance
REPEAL the Camping Ordinance, Agenda Item 6A, March 18, 2025 Fremont City Council Meeting. I urge you to repeal the full camping ordinance. The upcoming vote to remove the “aiding and abetting” provision does nothing to change the reality that this ordinance criminalizes homelessness. It remains illegal for unhoused individuals to camp, live in a vehicle, or possess essential survival gear. Even without this provision, we cannot allow tents, tarps, sleeping bags, blankets, and other necessities to be treated as criminal instruments – deemed “camp