Family of Houseless Woman Files Wrongful Death Complaint Against Sweeps Contractor
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As City Clears Laurelhurst Homeless Camp, Unhoused Portlanders Enter Familiar Cycle of Displacement
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Cities Are Razing Homeless Encampments Despite Record Cold Weather and COVID
Activists with Services Not Sweeps place signs on their vehicles for a car blockade before Los Angeles City Bureau of Sanitation workers conduct a cleanup sweep of a homeless encampment during the COVID-19 pandemic on January 28, 2021, in Los Angeles, California.
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The deadly spate of winter storms and frigid temperatures that swept across the country this week threw into relief the inhumane treatment of unhoused populations in the United States. In defiance of pandemic guidelines, city agencies and police across the country have refused to suspend the practice of demolishing encampments and driving out those who have sought to make shelter, potentially exposing vulnerable people to dangerous temperatures and worsening viral spread.