have shut down the campground, which has tents housing about 70 previously homeless men and women.

But somebody in City Hall decided to take a closer look at the situation, which has resulted in a new interpretation of city code.

Apparently, campgrounds are allowed on private property zoned for commercial uses, as long as property owners obtain a permit from the Bureau of Development Services and have the campground inspected.

Matt Grumm, policy manager for City Commissioner Dan Saltzman, who oversees the development services bureau, says until Right 2 Dream Too came along, nobody had ever asked about locating a campground in the city.

'Anybody can have campsites on private property if they go through the proper process,' Grumm says.

So, Right 2 Dream Too has only to take out permits and lowerthan enough money from donations to pay the permit fee.

Changing opinions

The prospect of a permanent campground at such a high-profile Chinatown site is sure to upset a number of Old Town/Chinatown residents and business owners, who have complained to the city and spoke up at a neighborhood meeting shortly after Right 2 Dream Too opened.

Some of those neighbors might have changed their opinions of the campsite,

Stephen Ying, president of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association and a leader of the downtown Chinese community, says he was 'very upset' when he first heard about the campsite. He told Right 2 Dream Too leader Ibrahim Mubarek that the Chinese community was offended because the campground was next to the Chinatown gate.

Ying says he walks by the campground frequently and has seen