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February 12, 2013
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Progress report coming on Nevada City camping ordinance

A progress report on the implementation of Nevada City’s homeless-curbing camping ordinance is expected at tonight’s city council meeting. Nevada City Police Chief Jim Wickham is scheduled to give the council an update on the progress of the no-camping regulation since its December enactment. The ordinance put Nevada City’s estimated 60 homeless people in a position where they could either seek a police exemption where authorities determine whether the public space a person is camping on provides for adequate health and safety standards, or be subject to citation. When the ordinance was passed, Wickham indicated the committee of health and …

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