What is the cost of encampment ‘resolution’?
By Bradley Penner on Oakland’s use of state funding shines a light on the unseen expense of encampment closure
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Oakland has an accountability problem, and its unhoused residents fall through the cracks
By Emma Welty on 'The city’s approach to encampment sweeps in the post-Grants Pass era is one of self-contradiction and dishonesty...'
No storage, no shelter: Oakland’s MLK sweep leaves many residents behind
By Yesica Prado on After the sweep of a long-standing encampment, residents were left without shelter and their belongings destroyed, as key local policies on transparency and safety were ignored.