In California, Progressive Cities Set Laws to Arrest the Homeless

Palm Springs police Lieutenant William Hutchinson speaks with Deborah Farley, 60, a homeless woman sitting in the shade of a bus stop in the desert city of Palm Springs, Calif, Aug. 27, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Palm Springs, Calif., long known as a desert playground for the rich and famous of Los Angeles, has enacted a number of progressive measures to address homelessness. Then in July, the all-Democratic city council passed a ban on sleeping on public property that will expand police authority to arrest the unhoused, underscoring how even liberal cities have lost patience as the homeless crisis persists.

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