No spitting, sitting, climbing in downtown Reno under proposed anti-vagrancy laws
In an effort to make downtown Reno a more clean and inviting place, the Reno City Council is considering a host of new anti-vagrancy laws.
Under consideration: No spitting on sidewalks. No climbing on structures not intended for climbing. No sitting or laying on the train trench lids. No sleeping on sidewalks or other public property. No panhandling from the medians. No crossing the street while looking at a mobile device.
And if you are convicted of a misdemeanor for an offense committed in downtown Reno, your sentence would include community service hours to be spent working in downtown.
The proposed ordinances stem in part from a downtown action plan study that found the condition of the city's core is an impediment to housing development.
Read more: http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2017/08/18/no-spitting-sitting-climbing-downtown-reno-under-proposed-anti-vagrancy-laws/580417001/