Oakland's District 7 Councilmember Ken Houston introduced a proposal to alter the city's Encampment Management Policy. The Encampment Abatement Policy prioritizes sidewalk camps for immediate closure, eliminating the requirement for advance notice. Additionally, it seeks to reclassify vehicle encampments, allowing the city to treat them as illegally parked vehicles rather than as homes. Houston stated that the city is facing a critical state of unsafe conditions and needs to take more aggressive action in dealing with homelessness. This change is influenced by recent legal rulings that impact outdoor sleeping bans.
The proposal, called the Encampment Abatement Policy, categorizes homeless camps on sidewalks as emergencies for immediate closure, without advance notice.
Houston indicated that vehicle encampments would be removed from protection under current policy, allowing the city to treat them as illegally parked cars.
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