The court ruled that threats to public health and safety justify the city’s push to clean up the site in the North Star neighborhood.

A Bay Area city voted Tuesday to criminalize “aiding” or “abetting” homeless camps, an apparent first-of-its-kind measure that could make it harder for unhoused people to receive food, medical care and other services.

Outreach workers in the Bay Area city of Fremont worry the new ordinance could target them, despite assurances from the city.