Food Not Bombs volunteer John Locke received a citation Wednesday night for feeding unhoused Houstonians.
Locke said the grassroot collective has served the community for nearly two decades, but started receiving pushback from the city recently.
“The city is fighting us just being here by the library. All would be well, they said they can move us other there by the jail and serve food over there in front of a jail,” he said.
The organization has in the past argued that Parker gave the organization permission to continue its services at the downtown library location, but city leaders have maintained that there is only one location permitted for meal distribution: a police station at 61 Riesner Street outside of downtown Houston.
Houston Police Department began enforcing the 2012 ordinance last year, issuing a large number of citations to organizers and volunteers operating outside of the downtown library.
Food Not Bombs filed a lawsuit against the City of Houston Tuesday. The Te...
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