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Los Angeles OKs sweeping ban on homeless camps near schools

FILE - In this May 30, 2019 file photo, tents housing homeless line a street in downtown Los Angeles.The Los Angeles City Council has voted to ban homeless encampments within 500 feet of schools and daycare centers. The council voted Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, to broaden an existing ban on sleeping or camping near the facilities. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File) FILE - Homeless encampments block the street on an overpass of the Hollywood freeway in Los Angeles, in July 7, 2021. The Los Angeles City Council has voted to ban homeless encampments within 500 feet of schools and daycare centers. The council voted Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022 to broaden an existing ban on sleeping or camping near the facilities. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)