The ban on sleeping around Sacramento City Hall at all hours of the day went into effect Thursday.

The Sacramento City Council voted this summer to change the 2019 rule that allowed overnight camping, despite some members clashing on the idea.

"The reality is, it's bad out here being on the streets," said Jeffrey Nelson, who was formerly homeless. "It's bad for the women and it's bad for the men as well."

CBS Sacramento spoke with dozens of people who were resting in Cesar Chavez Park across the street from city hall. Many homeless people said that city hall was one of the few places they felt safe sleeping overnight.

"You don't know who is going to walk up on you and do whatever," said Nelson. "You can't fight sleep; you got to sleep. Then you have rats that run up on you and then

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