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20260705 Study shows that displacement and property confiscation caused homeless to miss work or lose their jobs. If enforcement results in a criminal record, it can complicate future employment and (even subsidized) housing.rtf
20260705 There is no evidence to suggest that the passage of anti-camping laws is responsible for a meaningful reduction in unsheltered or overall homelessness.rtf
20260705 when law enforcement tries to connect people to services, arrests increased, while service participation and evidence of rehabilitation did not todo1.rtf
20260706 In 2019, Houston spent about $3.4 million clearing encampments, but the city ensured that affected residents had access to either permanent supportive housing or a housing voucher.rtf
20260708 Can enforcement be done without citing, ticketing, jailing offenders? todo1.rtf
20260708 How many homeless are on Skid Row, how many people fit into a Sprung shelter, and what is the floor area of a Sprung shelter? todo1.rtf
20260709 Where should police move the homeless to if they refuse to stay in a shelter? Does repeated incarceration teach them to find another city? todo1.rtf
20260718 Councilors may request or advocate for encampment interventions in their districts, but they individually don't have authority to have encampments cleared in their districts.rtf
20260718 LAMC § 41.18 prohibits sleeping, sitting, lying, or storing within 500 feet of a school or daycare center.rtf
20260718 Some encampments in Skid Row may be located in a place where they're actually allowed. Some may not be.rtf
20260730 Houston enforced laws against camping and drug use.rtf
20260805 California’s Prop 36: successful completion of treatment, typ. 6-18 months, instead of jail can lead to dismissal of charges. Harsher penalties for trafficking hard drugs. (Also covers retail theft). Gavin didn't fund it in '26-27.rtf
20260805 If a mayor wanted to increase Prop 36 funding.rtf
20260805 Non-profits run a Homeward-Bound program in Los Angeles and ChatGPT says the city does not have its own such program.rtf
20260805 Of course, in true L.A. fashion, once encampments are cleared out, the homeless are immediately provided with new tents and gear.rtf
20260820 Encampments also return after being cleared in Skid Row because that "is where the drugs are, and has the fewest consequences for open-air drug use and sales".rtf
20260820 Encampments returning after being cleared due to a lack of enforcement. “Police should be allowed to enforce city laws and make sure an area stays clear”.rtf
20260820 LA narrowed the sidewalk and planted new landscaping to make it difficult to camp in one area.rtf
20260820 The SCOTUS Grants Pass decision - The Grants Pass ordinances do not criminalize the status of homelessness. They prohibit a specific action—camping on public property—that applies to anyone.rtf
20260820 The homeless sometimes set fires intentionally.rtf