Who Gets To Exist in SLC Parks?
The U.S Supreme Court is poised to make a big decision around cities’ policing of homelessness in public spaces. University of Utah parks and recreation professor Jeff Rose joins host Ali Vallarta to break down how this court case could impact access to Salt Lake’s parks and have a chilling effect on our First Amendment rights.
Resources and references:
- Salt Lake City Homeless Services Dashboard
- How Salt Lake Criminalizes Homelessness? [City Cast Salt Lake]
- Raising Sales Tax, Juicy Texts, and More Sanctioned Camping? [City Cast Salt Lake]
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