Shafter City Council approves ordinance banning sleeping in public

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Shafter City Council approved adopting a new ordinance that directly bans sleeping or camping in public during its meeting on Tuesday. The Council voted 4-0 to approve the ordinance. Council member Pete Espinoza was absent. The ordinance adds a section regulating sleeping in public spaces in Chapter 9 of Shafter’s [...]