"We encourage Caltrans, the railroad company, BART, and other public entities, including the city you can't block a sidewalk, you can't camp out in front of my house or my business,"
"We want to throw away garbage too, we are human beings, we want to throw it away too,"
"All she needs to do is have somebody come along and pick up trash just like they do for everybody with a house."
"encampment sweeps will still be happening in high-priority areas."
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee is proposing fewer full encampment sweeps and increased deployment of city workers to remove trash and human waste around homeless camps. The plan includes considering a pilot to pay homeless people to pick up litter, modeled after a Portland program. Some local leaders, including members of the Oakland City Council, favor continued sweeps and enforcement, citing laws and public safety concerns. Officials urged other public agencies to prevent sidewalk blocking and camping near homes and businesses. The mayor's office clarified that targeted sweeps will continue in high-priority areas.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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