"I think they're still grasping at straws, trying to find some way of telling people they can't sit, lie, or stand on a given area of the sidewalk," says Copwatch activist Dan Handelman. "They're trying to paint a happy face on what they've done before, but I doubt it will be enforced fairly."

Dan Handelman has observed the development of several version of the Obstruction as a Nuisance ordinance. Voice of experience. The key with the next ordinance will be the same as all the others, how will it be enforced?