The City of Oakland has initiated significant efforts to clear homeless encampments, with recent police and cleanup operations revealing a tragic discovery of an unresponsive individual. While official statistics estimate around 79 residents at an East 12th Street encampment, advocates suggest the number could be as high as 189. Residents express feelings of instability and highlight the repetitiveness of displacement, likening their situation to a game of Whac-a-Mole as they are continually moved with no permanent solutions offered to address homelessness effectively.
On May 7, the city posted signs around the encampment giving people seven days notice that a sweep would be occurring.
It's not the first time. I just moved over here because they did that down to us on 66th by San Leandro about six months ago.
What they're doing is they're sweeping people and they're sweeping people out of sight, but that doesn't solve the issue of homelessness.
It is home. It is the same thing, really, just a little smaller.
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