San Diego repeals living in cars law, in response to a U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, police harassment, tourist impressions, and possibly the Hepatitis outbreak

City Councilman Mark Kersey called the ordinance past its prime despite the repeal serving as only a short-term solution.

"There may have been reasons at that time it was justified. I think it's pretty clear that today it's not the direction that any of us are looking to go," Kersey said. "It's certainly not a permanent solution to the crisis that we're facing by any means, but 100 percent of the time I'd rather have someone sleeping in a car than on the sidewalk."

City Councilman Chris Ward noted that the repeal isn't a solution to the city's homeless issues, but is still a step in the right direction and should be supplemented by more actions to reduce the burden on transient residents.

The repeal is, in part, a response to a 2014 ruling by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which struck down a similar ordinance in Los Angeles as unconstitutionally vague.

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