California, Homeless Encampments
Chula Vista votes to ban homeless encampments
Chula Vista officials unanimously passed the homeless encampment ban, following the lead of several other cities.
What is the city doing about homeless encampments? Mayor Lund just provided an update
Bellingham is taking action toward removing a pair of large homeless camps by pursuing a lawsuit against one landowner and working with neighbors and property owners regarding another, Mayor Kim Lund told the City Council during a committee meeting Monday.
Berkeley shifts approach to persistent homeless encampments
While the council’s decision to permit sweeps under certain circumstances may be welcomed by some businesses and residents, advocates for the unsheltered, on the other hand, are outraged and
Vista, Other California Cities Widen Efforts to Crack Down on Homeless Encampments
At least 14 California cities and one county have passed new ordinances that prohibit camping or added updates to make them more punitive.
Homeless encampments persist in Santa Fe despite crackdowns
No matter how many times it gets cleared, an overgrown field adjacent to Vanessa Henderson's home in southwest Santa Fe inevitably turns into a homeless encampment. "At one point — we're not joking — there must have been at least 40 homeless tents up here on the other side,
California cities increase crackdown on homeless encampments
By Marisa Kendall CalMatters Writer It’s been a little more than two months since the U.S. Supreme Court gave cities the green light to crack down on homeless encampments. Already, Santa […]
Rochester police issue warning over homeless encampments
Police in Rochester are asking the public to avoid the area of two homeless encampments in the city over safety concerns ...
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Second deadly shooting at Minneapolis homeless encampment
For the second time in a matter of hours, a man was killed in a deadly shooting in the area of a homeless encampment in ...
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Enough is enough: one Democrat’s take on homeless encampments
OPINION - The problem of homeless encampments is completely out of control, and so I applaud Gov. Gavin Newson’s recent ...
Winery, brewery, bagel shop team up to call out Berkeley's permissiveness of homeless encampments
Several Berkeley, California, businesses filed a lawsuit this week against the city for failing to remove homeless ...
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East Palo Alto city council denies mayor’s resolution to clear homeless encampments
East Palo Alto Mayor Antonio López’s plan to clear encampments and share resources was denied at a city council meeting on ...
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Napa proposes policy update to address homeless encampments
But the city, which manages encampment response, continues to face pressure to remove homeless encampments, including from ...
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Ordinances in development on homeless encampments in Wichita
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Wichita City Manager Robert Layton says two ordinances are being developed in response to ...
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Des Moines City Council approves ban on homeless encampments in public areas
The council approved a ban on camping and sleeping on public property that targets people who are unhoused. Opponents of the ...
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LaFrance administration lays out Anchorage winter homeless shelter plan
The city is planning to open 500 winter shelter beds in late October, according to a top administration official.