Some people in Riverside have been frustrated with homeless encampments that have popped up near freeways, and the city has not been able to get them cleaned up. Now, there is finally a solution to remove the encampments and help people who have been living there.
A partnership between the city of Riverside and Caltrans will now allow city public works crews to access the areas around freeway onramps and offramps — which is land typically managed by the state — to clean up trash and homeless encampments.
The extra benefit, at least from the city of Riverside’s point of view, is that Caltrans will reimburse the city up to $200,000 per year during the term of the agreement…