"The pilot was intended to provide certainty to homeless people that they would be able to get a safe night's sleep — without being awoken for violating the camping ordinance — and clarity for law enforcement that tents were permissible overnight, under certain conditions," Hales spokeswoman Sara Hottman writes in a press release. "However, the guidelines caused confusion; people believed that camping was made legal, and outreach workers and law enforcement struggled to educate people about the difference between a safe night's sleep and unsanctioned camping. Houseless people, housed people, and the Police Bureau indicated that the guidelines were not practicable."