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City Councilor Khrystian King on Proposed Homeless Ordinance
Worcester City Councilor Khrystian King, vice chair of the Worcester City Council, discusses his opposition to a proposed city ordinance advocates feel targets homelessness by including a $25 fine and the potential for criminal proceedings against individuals found sitting, sleeping, or lying in public spaces. King argues that the ordinance was developed without input from the city's own homeless steering committee, without feedback from people with lived experience of homelessness.
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