(KMJ) The Berkeley City council voted Tuesday night in favor of a strict set of laws that will ban people from taking up more than 2 square feet of space on sidewalks.
The new laws also ban people from sleeping in planter beds, leaving any personal belongings in trees, and tighten existing bans on public urination and defecation. Berkeley Vice Mayor Linda Maio says the rules are meant to help the homeless.
The city also plans to build new public bathrooms downtown, and create storage units for personal belongings.
Six council members voted in favor of the ordinances, while three others did not vote.
