SPR s Doug Nadvornick reports.
Advocates for people who are homeless in Spokane are urging the city to stop its sweeps of outdoor encampments.
They’re also asking city officials to address more of the basic needs of people who live on the streets.
In late February Spokane Police and code-enforcement workers were filmed clearing an encampment on the lower South Hill. Joan Medina from the Spokane Homeless Coalition says people were uprooted and crews tossing their belongings into dumpsters.
“It was stuff like tents and sleeping bags and winter clothing. They were all the kinds of items that the different agencies and individuals had been donating to people on the streets, Medina said.