An investigation by El Tecolote reveals that San Francisco's crackdown on RV communities embodies intentional displacement disguised as safety. City officials coordinated efforts to push these families out using parking laws and construction projects despite acknowledging the lack of safe alternatives. Internal communications highlighted concerns about the impact on vulnerable residents, questioning the motivations behind public safety narratives. The crackdown has been characterized as politically driven rather than actual measures for enhancing urban safety, ultimately revealing San Francisco's strategy to address its growing homelessness crisis.
"We still need a reasonable, feasible answer to the question, 'Where will all these people go if they can't park here?'" SFMTA's policy analyst Andy Thornley wrote in a May 2023 email.
Officials framed the evictions as public safety measures or routine maintenance. But records show a broader pattern of systematic displacement of vulnerable RV communities.
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