In downtown San Bernardino, a porta-potty meant to improve sanitation and restore dignity for unhoused individuals was stolen in broad daylight—and later discovered at a nearby homeless encampment.
The portable restroom was placed outside The Enterprise Building on E Street after a rave back in March, which significantly reduced public urination during the event. But just after 6 a.m. on May 11, surveillance video captured two individuals loading the unit—still full—into a U-Haul and driving off.
Business owner Alan Stanly says police were notified immediately, and footage, including the suspects’ license plate, was handed over. A muralist familiar with the unit’s graffiti later spotted it at an encampment near the McDonald’s Museum…