"Mission and 16th is likely to get a bit busier today, as are other hangout spots around the Mission and Tenderloin, as the city conducts a fresh "sweep" on Sixth Street. Warning signs went up last week about a sweep of encampments and those loitering on Sixth Street between Market and Howard streets, and on the adjacent alleys like Natoma, Harriet, and Russ streets. And as KTVU reports, SFPD officers doing foot patrols were also sending a warning signal on Monday to clear the sidewalks."
"The notices said that the Department of Public Works and SF police would be asking those on the streets to move "permanently," and said that outreach workers would be on hand to offer assistance and housing services. Sixth Street hasn't been the magnet for encampments that it was a few years ago as one denizen named Sherman tells KTVU, "Five years ago it was shoulder to shoulder, tent to tent... this is cleaned up.""
Warning signs and SFPD foot patrols signaled a sweep of encampments and loitering on Sixth Street between Market and Howard and adjacent alleys. The Department of Public Works and SF police notified people they would be asked to move "permanently" while outreach workers offered assistance and housing services. Sixth Street has historically attracted drug users and residents of nearby SROs, though visible tent encampments have declined from several years ago. The city offered shelter beds for those displaced, often only single-night stays. Some people with housing vouchers still face short-term instability, and others say cleanups simply relocate unhoused populations to nearby areas.
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