As city leaders face mounting frustration over homelessness, they're increasingly looking to these city-approved encampments as a last resort for reducing sanitation and public safety hazards associated with tent cities.
After the City Council relaxed the rules in April, a judge this month dismissed a lawsuit against San Rafael that limited its ability to enforce that ordinance, which is key to its strategy for cleaning up encampments.
I am so tired of waiting to take action. We all know the status quo is not OK. - Mayor Kate Colin during Monday's City Council meeting.
Officials in San Rafael and across the state take advantage of the opening from the court to crack down on encampments, facing backlash from homeless advocates who warn the tactics only cause more harm.
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