Escambia County takes steps to safeguard homeless population

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Commissioners in Escambia County unanimously passed two ordinances to keep homeless individuals safer, with new enforcement on panhandling and camping on public property. In regard to panhandling, the commissioners voted to expand restrictions on where people can stand. The previous rules prohibited anyone from standing on a median less than [...]