City officials have extended a ban on lying or sitting on sidewalks in a portion of downtown in hopes of addressing safety and accessibility concerns.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose City Council says it will extend the hours of its ban to prevent people from sleeping on the sidewalks downtown. The current policy says anyone sleeping on the street has to be off the sidewalk from 10 a.

The San Jose City Council added two hours to an existing ban on people sleeping or sitting on sidewalks. By unanimous vote, the council made it illegal to sleep or sit on city sidewalks from eight o’clock in the morning to midnight.