Instead of sweeping homeless encampments

Berkeley considers sweeps of homeless camps without shelter offers

... sweeping homeless encampments would take ... encampments unless they had space in local shelters where residents could sleep instead.

What triggers a homeless camp sweep in Santa Cruz County?

“We're against encampment clearing overall, in general, full stop. And yet we needed, wanted and asked for the city to take some type of action ...

Berkeley embraces aggressive homeless encampment policy ...

Berkeley is embracing an aggressive approach to homeless encampments by allowing city workers to sweep tents even if no shelter beds are open ...

Sweeping Homeless Encampments Is Cruel and Unacceptable

Sweeping homeless encampments is cruel and unacceptable. We cannot sit idly by while police target the most vulnerable members of society.

Targeted San Francisco homeless encampment sweep focuses on ...

Targeted sweeps of homeless encampments took place across San Francisco on Wednesday, as Mayor London Breed seeks to fulfill a pledge to step up enforcement.

California governor ordered that homeless encampments be ...

“Cities who want to fund these programs and provide housing may get political pressure to instead focus their energies on sweeping encampments,” ...

Berkeley leaders gives green light on sweeps at two homeless ...

The City of Berkeley is making major changes to the way it handles homeless encampments by giving the City Manager's office authority to ...

'Aggressive' homeless camp sweeps begin in San Francisco

"Very aggressive" homeless encampment sweeps began Tuesday morning in San Francisco, as recently touted by Mayor London Breed.

Opinion: Homeless sweeps don't fix homelessness - Yes on 33

There seems to be a growing belief that the act of sweeping homeless encampments is good for the occupants, good for their housed neighbors and good for ...

Newsom ordered homeless camps cleared. Here's how 3 California ...

Reaction from places like Folsom, Chico & Placer County to Governor Gavin Newsom telling them to sweep homeless camps on state land.

To sweep encampments, cities say they offer shelter. But what that ...

CITIES IN THE West can't legally clear encampments unless they can provide adequate alternative shelter to the camp residents.

The NYPD Now Decides What Homeless Encampments Get Swept

Police involvement in encampment sweeps has raised concerns about criminalizing homelessness and undermining outreach in place of a response ...

Crews hold targeted sweeps of SF homeless encampments - YouTube

Targeted sweeps of homeless encampments took place across San Francisco on Tuesday, as Mayor London Breed seeks to fulfill a pledge to step ...

Unsheltered homelessness: To solve – not resolve - Preble Street

With today's sweep off of Forest Avenue and the upcoming September 6 'resolving' of the Fore River encampment, do sweeps like this get us closer ...

Why does San Jose sweep homeless encampments?

When a homeless encampment triggers an abatement, the area is swept usually by police or government officials, often displacing homeless people ...

Advocates say encampment sweeps are not a solution to ...

In New York City this year, across six weeks, city officials cleared 733 homeless encampments. In May, at least 20 encampments were swept in a ...

Portland again delays encampment sweep amid continued criticism ...

The group also believes sweeps are ineffective. As Maine Morning Star previously reported, while the number of tents in Portland homeless ...

Despite protesters, crews clearing large Portland homeless camp

More than 20 protesters called the encampment sweep "inhumane." They ... Many people say they would rather stay on the street than go to a shelter ...

SF Mayor Breed's 'aggressive' homeless camp sweeps in August

San Francisco Mayor London Breed says a “very aggressive” sweep of homeless encampments will launch in August ... in place from the first day ...

'That was my home:' Homeless residents face uncertainty as ...

'That was my home:' Homeless residents face uncertainty as encampment sweeps gain steam · Cities embrace sweeps · Ongoing legal fights to expand ...