The Death and Life of S.F. Homeless Encampment

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The encampment on Alabama Street the week before it was torn down. Photo by Joe Rivano Barros/Mission Local

By Joe Rivano Barros, Mission Local

On the evening of Thursday, August 6, police officers and a Department of Public Works garbage truck dismantled and trashed a blocklong homeless encampment that residents say had existed without problems for six months.

“Every single place I’ve been besides here I’ve been told to leave at least once or twice a week,” said Deanna Daly, a 30-year-old woman who has been homeless for a year and a half. “This is the only spot I’ve been in where we haven’t had to move in a few months.” 

Read the complete story at Mission Local. 

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