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Oakland City Council To Vote on Homeless Encampment Restrictions

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News, Politics, News Commentary

4.2726 Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The Oakland City Council is set to vote Tuesday on a plan to clear homeless camps in "high sensitivity areas" near schools, businesses, residences and parks. The policy would also set health and safety standards for encampments. City officials say the policy appropriately balances the needs and rights of the unsheltered with those of their neighbors. But advocates for the unhoused say the rules offer no path to permanent housing and would simply push the homeless out of sight into areas with no schools, grocery stores or other essential services. We'll discuss the proposal and its potential impacts if approved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Oakland could start clearing homeless camps in so-called high-sensitivity areas near homes, businesses, schools, and parks.

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That's if the city council approves an encampment management policy up for a vote today.

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City officials say the plan is more compassionate than the state is quo,

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but advocates for the unsheltered say it pushes the homeless further to the margins

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and does nothing to solve the city's housing crisis.

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The Oakland City Council is set to vote today on a plan to clear homeless camps in high-sensitive areas near schools, businesses, residences, and parks. The policy would also set health and safety standards for encampments. City officials say the policy appropriately balances the needs and rights of the unsheltered with those of their neighbors, but

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