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SF moves to clear Division Street homeless encampment
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SF-moves-to-clear-Division-Street-homeless-6849590.phpAmid a growing sense of crisis over the encampment of homeless people along Division Street, San Francisco health officials moved Tuesday to declare the tent city a health hazard and tell people living on the sidewalk that they have 72 hours to pack up and move.
City workers planned to post notices saying the area “is now in violation of health codes and is not inhabitable,” said Rachael Kagan, a spokeswoman for the Department of Public Health.
Police Chief Greg Suhr said it was unclear what will happen to anyone who remains after the 72-hour deadline expires. He did not say whether those who stayed would be arrested.
Mayor Ed Lee also didn’t offer specifics Tuesday for how the city will deal with stubborn campers. As he toured the city’s newest homeless shelter at Pier 80, he said, “We’ll get to those situations on a case-by-case basis. ... We’re going to encourage people first to get out of those situations and persuade them. Persuasion usually means a backup from people who say you can’t be here.”
City workers planned to post notices saying the area “is now in violation of health codes and is not inhabitable,” said Rachael Kagan, a spokeswoman for the Department of Public Health.
Police Chief Greg Suhr said it was unclear what will happen to anyone who remains after the 72-hour deadline expires. He did not say whether those who stayed would be arrested.
Mayor Ed Lee also didn’t offer specifics Tuesday for how the city will deal with stubborn campers. As he toured the city’s newest homeless shelter at Pier 80, he said, “We’ll get to those situations on a case-by-case basis. ... We’re going to encourage people first to get out of those situations and persuade them. Persuasion usually means a backup from people who say you can’t be here.”
Well, gee, Mr. Ed, I'm sure Pier 80 looks great during the day. But would you stay there, the way Chicago mayor Jane Byrne moved into the infamous Cabrini-Green projects, and risk getting assaulted and robbed like homeless people do in shelters?
