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Ontario Judge Rules City Will Violate Charter If It Dismantles Homeless Camp

February 7, 2023
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An Ontario Superior Court justice has refused to allow the Region of Waterloo to dismantle a homeless tent city built on a half-acre empty gravel lot in Kitchener, Ontario, noting that shelters do not allow couples to stay together, and will not allow drug use and substance abuse. In a 52-page ruling issued on Jan….

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San Clemente to Adopt Shopping Cart Theft and Personal Belonging Ordinance

January 31, 2022
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—San Clemente officials are preparing to formally adopt a new ordinance on Feb. 1 concerning shopping cart theft and unattended personal property. Previously, city officials said, locals had free reign to take a shopping cart from businesses and leave the basket on wheels anywhere in the city unless business owners pressed charges for…

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2 RV Encampment Fires Leave Venice Residents Concerned for Neighborhood Safety

October 13, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Residents saw two recreational vehicle fires within the span of one week, leading to concerns about fire safety amid the homeless encampments and RVs permanently parked in their neighborhoods. Twenty-five L.A. Fire Department (LAFD) personnel responded to a call about a structure fire on Lincoln Boulevard on the evening of Oct. 9. The firefighters…

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Santa Ana Signs Contract with Non-Profit to Remove Homeless From Parking Lot 

March 19, 2021
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The City of Santa Ana has come to an agreement with a local non-profit that was allowing more than 40 homeless people to camp out on its parking lot. The agreement, approved on March 17, gives the encampment 45 days to move out of El Centro Cultural de Mexico’s parking lot. The situation at El Centro, a 837 N. Ross St….

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