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Newsom's order directs state agencies to act soon and follow the lead of the California Department of Transportation, known as Caltrans, which has removed 11,188 encampments and more than 248,000 ...
A homeless encampment sweep is the forced removal of homeless people and their property from a public area. It is a frequently-used strategy to mitigate issues related to homelessness. [ 1 ] Often called "encampment resolutions" or "clean-ups" by local governments, they are alternatively labeled "sweeps" by advocacy groups . [ 2 ]
Homelessness advocates said the city should stop closing unauthorized encampments until it has an alternative location or shelter for campers. [ 207 ] In February, 2016, the Washington State Legislature proposed $1 million to install a 8,000-foot-long (2,400 m), 6-foot-high (1.8 m) razor wire and barbed-wire fence to encircle the 100-acre (40 ...
The mobile shelter, which debuted in 2023 after a 70-tent encampment was removed from the site, consists of an open space where about 50 tents equipped with cots and bedding are organized in lines.
Caltrans has cleared 11,000 homeless encampments since 2021 as the agency devotes an increasing amount of its resources to taking down tarp tents and makeshift kitchens alongside and under freeways.
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It orders the agencies to act soon and follow the lead of the transportation agency, which has removed 11,188 encampments and more than 248,000 cubic yards (189,600 cubic meters) of debris from ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he was ordering more homeless camps to be cleared on state property Thursday.