WRAP | Western Regional Advocacy Project

09.18.19

Homeless Community About to Be FENCED OUT at 24th and California TOMORROW | Denver, Colorado

Today, Wednesday 9/18/19, police escalated enforcement of the camping ban at 24th and California with threats of arrests tomorrow saying Xcel Energy will have a permit to fence off the whole sidewalk and public strip where people sleep. Xcel has had this permit under public process for over 2 weeks and never did a police […]

09.10.19

City Threatening Sweep of about 100 People Violating Pending Lawsuit Settlement

About 100 people without housing living in tents and tarps along 24th and California across from Sunny Lawson Park on public property are facing a massive sweep tomorrow (Wednesday 9/11/2019) where the city is threatening to take all of their property and force them to move with no where to go. This sweep is scheduled […]

09.10.19

Motion to Dismiss Camping Ban Case as Unconstitutional Filed in Denver Today (with motion attached)

Today, a motion challenging the constitutionality of Denver’s survival ban was filed by Andy McNulty of Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP. The motion spells out the myriad ways the “unauthorized camping ban” (better called survival ban) violates the United States and Colorado Constitutions. The challenge comes because Denver is again trying to criminalize Jerry Burton […]

09.10.19

Trump pushing for major crackdown on homeless camps in California, with aides discussing moving residents to government-backed facilities

Originally post at The Washington Post
By Jeff Stein, Tracy Jan, Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker
September 10, 2019 at 11:20 a.m. PDT

President Trump has ordered White House officials to conduct a sweeping crackdown on homelessness in California, citing the state’s growing crisis, according to four government officials aware of the effort.

The talks […]

09.3.19