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What Cities Are Doing to the Homeless

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“As The New York Times notes, San Francisco voted to ban sidewalk tents in November 2016, authorizing police to remove the tents with a day’s notice. In Philadelphia, a four-year-old ban on serving meals in public parks was only overturned after a public outcry, while in Denver, police have routinely cleared homeless encampments. And, according to NLCHP, ’47 percent of surveyed cities prohibit sitting and lying down in public places.'”

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