The ordinance, which prohibits camping on all public property and allows prosecutors to criminally charge anyone “aiding” or “abetting” a homeless camp.

The move follows a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling this past June allowing local officials to ban people from camping in public places. Fremont’s measure could be the Bay Area’s most aggressive response yet — potentially setting a precedent for other cities.

The city of Fremont has been thrust into the national spotlight this week for adopting a stringent public camping ban that also makes it a crime to “aid” or abet” any violation of the new law. The aiding-and-abetting language has raised fears among advocates for homeless people that anyone helping people living in encampments could soon have a target on their backs.