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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 ]
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.
The camp had grown in size after Caltrans and Burlington Coat Factory cleared encampments on their properties. [31] In February 2022, the city moved around 30 people from an encampment along Roberts Lake Road back to the same city owned lot nearby, making it the first sanctioned encampment in the city's history.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he was ordering more homeless camps to be cleared on state property Thursday.
Florida Citrus Commission. Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC) Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) Florida State Board of Education. Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) Florida Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA) Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Florida Department of Health (DOH) Florida Department of Juvenile Justice ...
The City of Lodi on Tuesday evening released a statement explaining Caltrans had cleared out the encampment at the cloverleaf at Turner Road and Highway 99 the day prior. "While this area has been ...
Like with many homeless communities in the US, violence is an issue that takes place in homeless tent encampments, trailer encampments, and shelters. This includes both crimes of unhoused people victimizing fellow unhoused people, and housed people committing a crime against an unhoused person, sometimes solely or mainly due to the fact that ...