"I personally have talked to individuals that have said they've lost heart medication, that they've lost their housing paperwork, that they've lost their identification card, debit card. These are really big setbacks to people that are really trying to struggle to meet their basic needs."
"There's this constant dance," he said, "When the city clears the camp, which is most troublesome for him, the residents move across the street, becoming the barbershop owner's problem."
"You get this tidal wave of humanity coming from the ebb and flow of encampments," he said, "It's becoming increasingly hard to keep up with the overwhelming number of people who show up for the free breakfast at City Hope."
"I've been working for nine years trying to build up community, and when you have an influx come in it's hard to take care of those who've called this place their living room," Trudeau said.
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