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The Downtown Portland - Clean and Safe District has taken control of 213 blocks of Downtown Oldtown Portland. Did you know that your neighborhood is now in a BID?
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07.14.21

Conceal, Criminalize, Capitalize: How government sanctioned tent cities promote the criminalization of homelessness under the guise of service

Jade Arellano / Western Regional Advocacy Project
The community of unhoused Oaklanders living at Cob on Wood are anticipating the arrival of bulldozers any day now. Cob on Wood is one of the largest homeless encampments that currently exist in West Oakland, where residents have built their own tiny homes, a community clinic, and even […]

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07.13.21

URGENT: Help get Freedom for Ruchell Magee (in prison 58 yrs)

URGENT: Help get Freedom for Ruchell Magee (in prison 58 yrs)

Forwarded from Jihad Abdulmumit of the Jericho Movement. Three ways to take action below. Please be sure to sign the petition and write the online letter. If you’re in CA, please also write to the Parole Board and mail the hard copy right away! […]

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Denver, CO. Swept to Nowhere Report Release July 19th 12noon

Swept to Nowhere Report Release 
July 19th 12noon
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There will be food!

On Monday July 19th Denver Homeless Out Loud (DHOL) will release Swept to Nowhere a report generated from a survey of 150 people living on the streets of Denver. […]

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Bakersfield Downtown Business Association pushes for an anti-camping ordinance

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On Wednesday, an ordinance that would ban camping on Bakersfield streets was presented to the Downtown Business Association in a Block-to-Bl...
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In addition to the camping ban, the association is looking to hire private security

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Read our full analysis of this cruel and draconian measure on our blog, and please remind your City Councilmember that they need to be prioritizing REAL solutions to the housing crisis, not failed policy that makes living in poverty a criminal act.

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Despite lofty rhetoric about its “kind” and “humane” approach, the amendment to LAMC 41.18 proposed by @LACityCouncil is a wolf in wolf’s clothing with a clear intent: removing any visible signs of houselessness within the 503 sq miles that form LA proper:

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