Police in Nevada City recommended that city officials approve a permitting process to regulate people staying on public property — namely homeless individuals. “The homelessness issue has taken center stage around our camping ordinance, and I not representing Nevada City to take the lead in solving this controversial issue, but to recognize a few who live in Nevada City and whom have made the life decision of homelessness,” said Police Chief Jim Wickham in a report to the Nevada City Council, which will take up the proposal at their Nov. 14 meeting. If implemented, the department would only dole out …