Oakland mayor issues executive order aimed at clearing homeless camps

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao issued an executive order on Monday aimed at clearing the city’s homeless encampments more thoroughly and with more alacrity. In a news release and video statement, Thao said that in light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision granting cities more power to dismantle homeless camps, she is ordering all city departments “to fully execute the Encampment Management Policy” that the city council approved in 2020.

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