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An attempted closure that led to 150 people being removed from The Jungle occurred in May 2012. [9] However, people eventually returned to the site. [9] In July 2013, the San Jose City Council agreed upon a $4 million budget to provide housing for homeless Jungle inhabitants, which marked the beginning of a permanent eviction process. [9]
(The Center Square) – Over 1,000 RVs in San Jose being lived in will be towed in the coming months unless the owners are able to move them - which is impossible for many individuals as the RVs ...
In April 2020, the Anchorage Assembly passed a resolution to more aggressively clear the city's homeless encampments. [10] The city began sweeping encampments along Chester Creek and downtown that month. [11] In June 2022, Anchorage cleared an encampment of 25 to 50 people in Davis Park, in the Mountain View neighborhood. [12]
San Francisco's policies towards homeless people have been criticized by homeless rights advocates and was listed as the eleventh least desirable city in the US to be homeless. [112] There are 23 city infractions that are known as “quality of life” crimes because they criminalize actions that would be legal on private property, thereby ...
A tent city on East 12th Street in Oakland, California, set up by local homeless people, 2019 Homeless man in Fresno, California, 2019. In January 2024 at least 187,084 people were experiencing homelessness in California, according to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Blazes caused by the throngs of homeless flooding Los Angeles’ streets with potentially deadly encampments doubled between 2020 and 2023, soaring to 13,909, according to a report.
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
Athletic apparel company, Lululemon, is facing backlash after founder and former CEO, Chip Wilson's recent comments that "certain customers" should be discouraged from shopping at its stores.