Using a 1980 law designed to curb newspaper hawkers on Carlsbad’s city streets, the Carlsbad Police department has begun ticketing day laborers who are looking for work in North County. Apparently, homeowners near The Country Store on El Camino Real have been complaining.
Police Capt. Mike Shipley said the department has received numerous complaints from homeowners in the area about day laborers. . . “The migrant issue is a broad issue. Part of our job is to respond to complaints,” Shipley said. “The El Camino Real and Carlsbad Village Drive area is an extremely high complaint area.”
While the law does not specify a fine, a judge last week “ordered a day laborer to pay a fine of $192 including court fees.” Leave it to our legal system to punish those who are simply looking for work.
[Link: North County Times]
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