Homeless Californians Adapt To Camp Sweeps And ‘The Caltrans Shuffle’
By Anna Maria Barry-Jester
Communities across California, frustrated with the growing number of homeless people living on public property, have tasked police and sanitation workers with dismantling encampments they say pose a risk to health and safety. The routine cleanups have spawned another public health concern: the loss of the displaced people’s personal possessions, including medicines.
