A Bay Area city passed a new ordinance making it illegal for individuals to “aid and abet” people in homeless encampments on public property. The Fremont City Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday to enact a penalty on individuals “causing,

The action by the city of Fremont, California, comes after a Supreme Court ruling in June that emboldened communities across the country to limit protections for people without homes. The court’s decision in Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson lets cities ban homeless residents from sleeping outside, even when a community lacks indoor shelter beds.

Outreach workers in the Bay Area city of Fremont worry the new ordinance could target them, despite assurances from the city.