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San Francisco Gets Court Go-Ahead To Begin Clearing Homeless Encampments

The city has struggled to recover from Covid, and retail theft, open drug use, and encampments are exacerbating the problem.

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Florida is cracking down on homeless encampments in hopes of not ending up like San Francisco (picured here). AP/Jeff Chiu
CAROLINE McCAUGHEY
CAROLINE McCAUGHEY

San Francisco will begin clearing homeless encampments — a major change that Mayor London Breed announced Monday, calling it “a path forward” for how the city tackles its twin homelessness and drug crises.

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CAROLINE McCAUGHEY
CAROLINE McCAUGHEY

Ms. McCaughey is a native New Yorker who covers politics and policy. Her work has appeared in the New York Post, New York Daily News, Fox News, and other publications.

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