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fromLos Angeles Times
17 hours ago

A homeless encampment, with pickleball court and garden, becomes both refuge and scourge

He set up camp, and as other followed suit, began to build a little community: Toward one corner of the 15,000-square foot lot, Gilbert erected a pickleball net he said he found near Wilshire Boulevard. Behind the net, where people volley from time to time, is a small garden of tomatoes, cannabis and onions that he tends to. There are at least two barbecues, one propane, one charcoal.
Los Angeles
fromwww.ocregister.com
1 week ago

A decades-long peace vigil outside the White House is dismantled after Trump's order

Philipos Melaku-Bello, a volunteer who has manned the vigil for years, told The Associated Press that the Park Police removed it early Sunday morning. He said officials justified the removal by mislabeling the memorial as a shelter. The difference between an encampment and a vigil is that an encampment is where homeless people live, Melaku-Bello said. As you can see, I don't have a bed. I have signs and it is covered by the First Amendment right to freedom of speech and freedom of expression.
US politics
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
2 weeks ago

Lurie Strikes Deal With Caltrans to Sweep Encampments at Highway Off-Ramps and Overpasses

San Francisco obtained Caltrans permission for city crews to clear homeless encampments under eight freeway overpasses and ramps.
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