The Right to Rest Act, proposed by state Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez, will be heard by a legislative committee this month.

When cities sweep homeless camps, the personal belongings ... his own belongings in time because he was helping move his neighbors. After every city-directed sweep he’s endured, Torres said ...

A proposed bill in the California Legislature barring cities and counties from fining or arresting a homeless ... saying it criminalizes homelessness. Neither the city nor the county would punish ...