San Francisco Bans Public Urination

Responding to public outcry, the Board of Supervisors bans public urination to 'demonstrate we live in a civilized society'.

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July 3, 2002, 12:00 PM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"The board's unanimous vote came as a surprise after months of rancor. Even the most liberal supervisors went along with the ban on public urination and defecation, despite lobbying by homeless advocates and calls for more public toilets."

Thanks to Laura Kranz

FULL STORY: S.F. board OKs ban on public urination

Wednesday, July 3, 2002 in The San Francisco Chronicle

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