City Aims to Strengthen Panhandler Ordinance

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(SUNfoto by Nathan J. Comp) Aware that ordinances targeting sign-holding panhandlers can infringe on free-speech protections, Eric Garcia, the city’s public safety director, said he’ll rely on trespassing ordinances to drive beggars off private property such as commercial parking lots.

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    “Space,” an Española panhandler who declined to give his real name, says that on a good day he can earn up to $25 from change given to him by good-hearted citizens.     For Space, an articulate man who appears…

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