Juneau Assembly considers anti-camping ordinance for downtown

A man sleeps in the doorway of a shop on South Franklin Street in July 2014. The location is now Kindred Post, which opened in September 2014. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)
The Juneau Police Department chief spoke out in support of a proposed anti-camping ordinance that would empower officers to clear homeless people sleeping in front of the city’s downtown businesses.
Police Chief Bryce Johnson told the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly on Monday night that current law only all