Feb 3, Richmond demo for homeless

Well, they just gave us our new PROTEST date/place
Sorry it is on a Sunday...

LET's get together at this location on Sunday Feb 3rd. at 1:30 pm
and stay until 4:00 pm. What do you all think?

Let's have a show of hands: Who can commit to come?
Let's "Dare to Dream" a Richmond Where Homeleness is not Criminalized!
Let bring friend, whistles, drums, ...

It will be repealed..
Shame on the host, Mindell Penn, for being so cruel...
let's do this.
Juan
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RICHMOND "DARE TO DREAM" RECEPTION

The City of Richmond cordially invites you to attend the inaugural reception honoring those Richmond leaders who "Dare to Live the Dream"on Sunday,
February 3, 2002, 2:00-4:00pm,
at the Richmond Museum of History,
400 Nevin Avenue in Richmond, CA.
(between MacDonald and Barrett Avenues at 4th St. 12? blocks west of Richmond BART)

This reception will acknowledge and honor the
accomplishments of those Richmond leaders
who have been the first in filling their roles in our
history. Come out and join City officials and the
community as they recognize the following individuals:

Honorable Irma L. Anderson, Mayor
Honorable George Livingston, Mayor-Retired
Honorable George D. Carrol, Municipal Court Judge-Retired
Isiah Turner, First Deputy City Manager
Eula Barnes, Female Deputy City Clerk, City Clerk-Retired
Malcolm Hunter, City Attorney
Joseph Samuels, Jr. Police Chief
Floyd J. Cormier, Jr., Deputy Fire Chief, Fire Chief
Jesse Washington, Director, Recreation and Parks Department
Sharon Woods, Harbormaster
William Allums, Auditorium Manager, Recreation Leader
Sylvester Greenwood, RUSD Superintendent, Deputy
Superintendent
Emma Jean Clark, First Life Member, Richmond Museum,
Librarian
Rose Towns, City Librarian-Retired
Jerrold L. Hatchett, Division Manager, Simsmetal America
William Jackson, Chief Engineer , SS Red Oak Victory Ship
Anita Jackson Black, Ship's Nurse, SS Red Oak Victory Ship
and many many more who dared to dream

Your host for the afternoon will be Richmond City Council Member
Mindell Lewis Penn and Adrian Isabelle, Human Relations Officer-retired.

For more information, please call (510) 620-6793.

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Well, certainly the CC would not "name it"
"the anti homeless ordinance"; CC gave it a
more "acceptable" name which you can
find in the web site of the City of Richmond at

http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/Flash/Government/Ordinancepage.html

Check it out.

Now ..Is this an anti-homeless ordinance or not?
Well let's see if it is or not. Judge it yourself, if
you have not yet. The full document is posted
and it includes the following elements:

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Municipal Code Chapter 11.96
"LOCAL CAMPING ORDINANCE"
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Definitions: 11.96.020

a) "Camp" means to pitch, SLEEP IN or occupy
or to use camp paraphernalia

b) "Camp facilities" include, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO,
TENTS, HUTS, or TEMPORARY SHELTER, trailers and any other vehicle.

c) "Camp paraphernalia" includes, BUT IT IS NOT LIMITED TO,
collapsible shelters, cots, beds, SLEEPING BAGS, hammocks,
or .....

d) "Store" means to put aside or ACCUMULATE FOR USE WHEN NEEDED,
to put for safekeeping, to place or leave in a location.


11.96.030

It shall be unlawful for any person to camp, SLEEP IN or occupy camp facilities
or use camp parafernalia....a) in any street b) in any parking lot, PUBLIC AREA or
OPEN SPACES, improved or unimproved.

11.96.040

It shall be unlawful for any person to store personal property, including camp facilities
and camp paraphernalia in...a) any park b)any street c) any parking lot, PUBLIC AREA
or OPEN SPACES

11.96.60

.......any person who violates the provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of an infraction
for each day such violation continues and shall be subject to the penalties set for thin section
1.034.100 of this Code.

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A homeless person who does not have an emergency shelter bed
( 600 people are in the current waiting list of Brookside shelter,
300 additional families [1,000 people] are in the waiting list for Families.
Last year alone the Richmond Rescue Mission had to deny 8,000
requests for emergency beds. More than 80% of people using
emergency shelter in Contra Costa County state that they are from Richmond.)
and decides to face the cold nights to the best of his abilities SLEEPING IN A
SLEEPING BAG IN A STREET, PARKING LOT, PUBLIC AREA OR
OPEN SPACE and this ordinance (the "local camping ordinance") makes him/her
GUILTY of an INFRACTION AND SUBJECT TO PENALTIES.

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there are already in the Richmond
municipal Code restrictions that limit the number of
ours a car can be parked consecutively in a public
place to 16 hours.

http://bpc.iserver.net/codes/richmond/index.htm
Article XIV TRAFFIC

14.40.150 Parking in city-owned or operated lots.

(b) No vehicle shall be stopped, left standing or parked on any
City-owned or operated parking lot for more than sixteen consecutive
hours except with permission of the Chief of Police.

(d) By resolution of the City Council, the Director of Public Works may
place and maintain signs giving notification of parking limit time
restrictions for parking of vehicles in City-owned or operated parking lots.
When such signs authorized by the provisions of this section are in
place giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand or park any
vehicle for a period of time longer than that indicated on such signs.


THE ENFORCEMENT OF THESE CURRENTLY EXISTING
REGULATIONS IS ALL THAT WAS NEEDED TO PROMOTE TO
DEAL WITH THE CONCERNS of the Marina Bay Neighborhood.

INSTEAD, the RCC passed a law that was like a "daisy cutter"
bomb, doing much more damage than the benefit it is bringing.

It needs to be fix. It needs to be repealed.