Why not just cut to the chase with more solid restrictions?

Time to roll back panhandling and disruptive behavior as other towns inundated with transient people have done. Dip into the extravagant city hall budget and add a 100 bed no-frills city jail like Springfield has. Tougher laws and solid jail time work!

From the Santa Barbara Independent Newspaper:

"Santa Barbara City Council approved a package of ordinance changes designed to tighten up laws regulating aggressive panhandling and disruptive street behavior, and in the case of public urination and defecation, to give prosecution responsibility to the City Attorney rather than the over worked District Attorney. The council expanded the distance panhandlers must keep from people standing in line by ATM machines or while eating at outdoor dining areas. It also expanded the hours banning individuals from sleeping, sitting, or laying on the sidewalk."