That hasn’t assuaged advocates, who’ve accused the council of trying to push out the city’s homeless population. They worry the ordinance will have a “chilling effect” on local nonprofits and community groups and deter the city’s roughly 600 residents living on the streets from accepting needed services.

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.