Archive for August 2024
Like SF, Fresno County ramps up remediation of inhumane homeless encampments
Image by ddmeyer on Flickr It sure looks like California is splitting into two groups. One, cities and counties taking heed of Gov. Newsom’s call to ameliorate the unsafe conditions in homeless encampments, as enabled by the recent SCOTUS decision. And two, those who remain stuck in the pre-Grants Pass world. Fresno Bee continues its…
Read MoreLA Mayor Bass worried other cities will “shoo” homeless into L.A.; Long Beach & OC leaders praise Grants Pass
Image by Wikimedia Commons Southern California pols are split over the impact of the recent SCOTUS decision allowing cities to enforce no-camping laws. LA Mayor Bass is worried LA’s less aggressive approach to clearing encampments will result in neighboring cities sending their homeless to the City of Angels. Long Beach Mayor and Orange County Supes say Grants…
Read MoreNYT: SF Mayor Breed’s new aggressive homelessness approach reveals encampment crimes, refusal to accept shelter offers
Image by Wikimedia Commons The exceptional Heather Knight reports for the New York Times that as SF starts to roll out a more vigorous strategy for sweeping inhumane homeless encampments, they’re finding complications: unhoused who refuse offers of shelter (up to 2/3ds, says Breed) and drug crimes. Fifteen times this year, the city has cleared…
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