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Monday, May 14, 2012  Denver is considering a law that would ban eating and sleeping on public property without permission.

Monday, October 04, 2010  Several organizations gathered Monday for the 8th Annual Conference on Homelessness in Colorado Springs and shared the progress that has been made over the last year.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010  Hundreds of trash bags load into a tractor as "Keep Colorado Springs Clean" and  other volunteers clean up the area where homeless campers used to live.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010  There's a new plan to house people living in homeless camps in Colorado Springs. And the land is already zoned for camping.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010  A day after the Colorado Springs City Council preliminarily passed a ban on all camping on public property, community organizations are preparing for the fallout.

Tuesday, February 09, 2010  For three hours community members got the chance to talk to the Colorado Springs City Council before they made their vote. City council members did pass the ordinance by a vote of 8-1.

Monday, February 08, 2010  People in favor of an ordinance that would ban camping on all public property say it's the tough love the homeless need. And on the other side of the issue, Brittney Hopper tells a story through a homeless person's everyday struggles and why he feels the issue needs to be thought through before passing this ordinance.

Monday, January 18, 2010  It was a packed house at Monday night’s meeting about homeless camping and what should be done. There are two sides to the issue. On one side there are homeless people who want to continue to camp out and say they have the right since it's public property. On the other hand, there are people who think it brings the city down and causes health concerns.