Council advances amendment to expand no-camp zones around shelters, parks. Members warn expansion may conflict with homelessness strategy and services. Officials note fewer shelter beds, rising ...

A vote is set for next week, as the Tacoma City Council considers a proposal that would further expand the city’s camping ban. Tacoma’s current ban, which prohibits camping near schools, shelters, and ...

A storm brought powerful winds that downed trees and power lines in multiple areas of western Washington this weekend. Joel Moreno,KOMONewsReporter TOPICS: TACOMA, Wash. — City leaders in Tacoma are ...

The Tacoma City Council will hear an ordinance that would expand the city's camping ban. Nickels only? Grocers warn ending pennies could put stores in legal hot water ‘Unfit to Serve’: Pentagon ...

Tacoma’s HEAL team and camping ban shift encampments but fail to house people. City reports higher service interest but actual contacts and shelter exits fell. Council pushes buffer-zone camping bans; ...

With the camping ban in place in August, a handful of activists set up tents outside City Hall, dubbing it “Camp Liberation Stakes.” Five people ended up being charged under the ban, with their cases ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (WNYT)- Four individuals who allegedly violated Saratoga Springs public camping ban are due in court Thursday morning. Related: Homeless ban sparks heated debate in Saratoga ...

The Des Moines City Council is considering removing protections for people sleeping outside from its camping ban ordinance. The change is proposed alongside an agreement to expand capacity at a local ...

Three years after it was first passed, Tacoma City Councilor John Hines is asking his colleagues to expand the ban on camping in the city. The first ordinance was based on temporary and emergency ...

TACOMA, Wash. — The Tacoma City Council is considering a proposal to expand the city's existing camping ban ordinance, adding new restrictions on homeless encampments near public parks, libraries, ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Three months after Spokane adopted a citywide camping ban, city leaders say it's not working and are headed back to the drawing board. The law had been criticized for not being harsh ...

(The Center Square) – Just hours after her police chief deemed the policy unenforceable, Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown pledged Tuesday to revise her new camping ban so officers can cite for unlawful ...