park it somewhere else

I have always been an advocate of public parks, local, state and federal.  The issue of homelessness has gotten way out of control in this country and is not being addressed in any real manner.  But what is happening is that local parks are getting an unfunded mandate to become homeless shelters and campgrounds.  Service to the homeless, drug addled, and drug dealers is not the mission of any public park.

The new "Homeless Rights" law is advancing in the California state legislature. Via the SFGate:

Under the measure, a person's housing status would be added to the list of categories included in the state's antidiscrimination law, which applies to government entities and entities that receive money from the government. The other categories include race, national origin, ethnic group identification, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, color, genetic information or disability.

Additionally, the proposed bill lists 15 specific rights for people who are homeless, according to an analysis of the measure. Those include the right "to move freely, rest, solicit donations, pray, meditate, or practice religion, and to eat, share, accept, or give food and water in public spaces without being subject to criminal or civil sanctions, harassment or arrest." This would extend to parks for the entire 24-hour day, regardless of whether the park has hours that it is closed.

Emphasis mine.

So, any nutjob, crack dealer, criminal, or actual homeless person can demand access to any public park at any time day or night, and do as they wish. This seems like a floodgate to urban crime, and an unbearable drain on park and public resources. Oh God no.