How Oakland Restricts Homeless Property Access

New policy at the City of Oakland will prohibit homeless encampments at:

  • parks
  • near homes
  • near businesses
  • near schools
  • near some churches

What are the specific distance requirements?

  • 150 feet from a middle school, preschool or child care center
  • 100 feet of high schools
  • 50 feet from homes, businesses, public parks and places of worship
  • within 25 feet of a homeless shelter

NBC Bay Area | Oakland Approves Rules to Restrict Homeless Encampments