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Homeless encampments are often cited as hazardous to public health and safety. They can also harm nearby business interests. [6] Many cities allow for encampment sweeps only in conjunction with a patchwork of services. Leading with offers of shelter is a consistent policy among outreach workers in many major U.S. cities, including San Francisco.
Dwellings in The Jungle in October 2014. The Jungle was a large homeless encampment located in San Jose, California. [1] It was located off Story Road and along Coyote Creek, in an area called Coyote Meadow, and consisted of various makeshift dwellings, shacks, tree houses and tents on around 75 acres (30 ha) of land.
San Diego County counted 9,160 homeless people in 2017, decreasing to 8,576 in 2018—then the fourth-highest count in the United States. [104] In 2023, 10,203 homeless people were counted, a 14% increase from 2022. [105] The homeless veteran population reached 814 in 2023, rising 17% from the previous year. [106]
Dozens of people and four-legged friends lined up outside the church for the clinic. Roger Rushlow's dog Gizmo awaits treatment at the Street Dog Coalition clinic on Nov. 18, 2023.
San Francisco could get 90% of its homeless off the streets with the country’s fiercest housing speculation tax, but landlords are already fighting it tooth and nail Irina Ivanova October 21 ...
Santa Cruz, California: There are about 1,200 to 1,700 homeless in Santa Cruz, 3.5% of the city; many had lived or are living in Ross Camp [22] (200 people) and San Lorenzo Park (up to 300 people; closed in late 2022 [23]). Homeless tent city in Fremont Park, Santa Rosa, California, in August 2020. Tents of homeless people in San Francisco, 2017
Homeless numbers up across San Bernardino County, High Desert up 35%
A tent city in Oakland California, E. 12th Street, set up by local homeless people, 2019. About 0.4% of Californians and people who live in the state (161,000) are homeless. In 2017, California had an oversized share of the nation's homeless: 22%, for a state whose residents make up only 12% of the country's total population.