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"content": "\u003cp>Taylor Swift’s much-anticipated \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13964057/taylor-swift-endorses-kamala-harris-for-president-after-debate\">endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris\u003c/a> also called out an \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/ai\">AI\u003c/a>-generated image of the pop superstar shared by former President Donald Trump. In doing so, she added her voice to a chorus of concerns over the technology and its potential for election-related misinformation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The image \u003ca href=\"https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112984762512136574\">reposted by Trump\u003c/a> last month on Truth Social, his right-wing social media platform, shows Swift posing Uncle Sam-style and saying she “wants YOU” to vote for Trump. The former president added a message: “I accept!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Tuesday’s debate, Swift expressed alarm over the doctored image in \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C_wtAOKOW1z/\">her Instagram post\u003c/a> endorsing Harris.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Recently I was made aware that AI of ‘me’ falsely endorsing Donald Trump’s presidential run was posted to his site. It really conjured up my fears around AI and the dangers of spreading misinformation,” she wrote. “It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter. The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As much as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13963687/taylor-swift-fans-election-kamala-harris-trump-swifties\">Swift’s fans\u003c/a> were outraged by the photo — and some called on her to denounce it sooner — one AI expert says that a less partisan and provocative use of AI could pose a bigger threat to election integrity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lucas Hansen, a co-founder of the Berkeley-based AI knowledge nonprofit CivAI, said two kinds of AI content are at play in the election: inflammatory posts, like the one of Swift, as well as a post on social media site, X from Elon Musk that shows Harris donning a red suit with a communist hammer and sickle symbol, and other content that’s aimed less at angering voters and more at affecting their behavior.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In New Hampshire, for example, some voters received robocalls ahead of the March primary election using an assumed AI-generated voice resembling that of President Joe Biden. The calls told voters to “save their vote” for the November general election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12000310 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240815-CITYATTORNEYDEEPFAKES-06-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That was discouraging people from turning out to the primary in New Hampshire, and that’s not inflammatory, but it can be substantially more effective,” Hansen said. “I think a lot of the highest impact things that we’ll see before and during the election are of that type.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To show what AI is capable of, CivAI has been modeling other ways that it could be used to impact voting in the run-up to election day. Hansen said that could look like doctored news articles that resemble real publications publicizing a fake suspected shooting near a polling place or misinformation telling voters that they can avoid paying to park at a polling place by showing up to a certain location during a very tight time frame, “close to when polls close and not a legitimate place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s more likely that voters will be tricked by this kind of AI-generated content than by deepfakes of the candidates or celebrities like Swift, according to Hansen, who expects to see production of this kind of content ramp up — especially in swing states and targeting swing voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another CivAI model shows how AI might use highly personalized content to target voters. One of its demos uses LinkedIn to find out a person’s top concerns and writes them an email about a fake, plausible-sounding tax or regulation supposedly proposed by a candidate on one of those issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hansen tried it out on his sister, a freelance artist. The email to her said Biden planned to impose additional taxes on freelancers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s so targeted and so specific that a lot of people just wouldn’t think that’s possible to do right now at any sort of automated level,” Hansen said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jonathan Mehta Stein, the executive director of the nonpartisan watchdog group Common Cause, said that conspiracy theorists who believe election fraud is rampant could also use AI to mimic the sophisticated systems that elections officials run to detect duplicate voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can use AI to mimic that work, but with none of the controls and none of the safeguards” that elections officials use, he said. “You can create hugely erroneous lists of voters that you want to challenge.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inflammatory content is also still a concern, especially as high-performing AI tools become more accessible. About a month ago, X added a beta version of Grok 2.0 for its premium members, which is an AI image generation feature using a tool from Black Forest Labs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s the first extremely easily available image generation tool that’s high quality,” Hansen told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12002254 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ScottWienerAP1-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though many people can detect such deepfakes, some are tougher to spot, he said — like one photo posted on X of Trump giving a thumbs up, surrounded by people wearing shirts that say “Walz’s for Trump.” It was captioned, “The *entire* Tim Walz Family just endorsed Donald J. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>AASEG has already committed to making 25% of any housing built affordable. Other requirements will be hammered out beginning in the next five years. Eventually, the group will sign an agreement with a subset of these stakeholders, legally requiring them to include certain elements in their development.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s important to Bobbitt that there are a lot of voices around the bargaining table when these choices are made because, as Castlemont students have discovered, it’s not only the obvious things — affordable housing and jobs — that residents are hoping for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The No. 1 answer to Jacobson’s class survey, which asks people their top three priorities for the development, is access to food. More than 400 people want a nearby grocery store and restaurants. Survey respondents ranked a desire for commercial space and entertainment opportunities closely behind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Young people want things to do in their own community, like movie theaters, arcade — things that are fun, because East Oakland does not have a lot of that,” she told KQED. “There’s been so much disinvestment that all of the fun stuff has left. Students have to go to San Leandro or Hayward to go to the movies or the mall.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Oracle Arena is great, but my kids can’t always afford tickets to go to a big concert. They can go to a movie if there was a movie theater,” she continued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, housing is also a priority for many people the students surveyed, and it’s a focus of the East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy, an organization of the Oakland United Coalition that AASEG is also working with on the benefits agreement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The three main issues that we would like to see in the community benefits agreement that we feel would have a long-lasting impact are creating job opportunities, creating stable housing and creating an environment that’s going to be healthy for our children and our elders,” said Saabir Lockett, EBASE’s deputy director of civic engagement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other priorities that ranked high on Castlemont’s study include community resources, job opportunities, libraries, medical centers, parks and pools. Which of the priorities — including those sure to be raised by other community groups in the coming years — will rise to the top of the list is still to be decided.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brianna Vega, now a senior at Castlemont High School, wants to see parks and gardens, especially near the creek that runs through the site.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Just make it green,” said Vega, whose group project included vast outdoor spaces with shade and seating. “Put more nature into it and make it super colorful.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Castlemont’s students and AASEG both plan to continue dreaming up what the project could be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s us being of the community, giving back to the community and making sure it’s done equitably, especially for those who have been historically disenfranchised in these sixth and seventh district areas that the Coliseum is a part of,” Scott said, referring to Oakland City Council districts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Donald Trump and \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/tag/Kamala-Harris/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kamala Harris\u003c/a> stand far apart on most issues, and health care is no exception. The \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/tag/election-2024/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">November election\u003c/a> carries major implications for Californians’ access to health care and the cost they pay for it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While neither candidate has put forth a comprehensive \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/tag/health-care/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">health care\u003c/a> agenda, both have track records from their respective time in the White House or previous posts that offer a glimpse on where they might stand on key health issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cost of health care is a top concern for Californians and voters across the nation, millions of whom are saddled with medical debt or take less medication than prescribed because of the cost. While both candidates have acknowledged that health costs are a major burden to Americans, the difference will be in how they go about providing relief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How the next president goes about strengthening — or chipping away — at the Affordable Care Act and abortion rights will also directly affect voters’ lives. Below are examples of both candidates’ records on key health issues and what they’ve promised to voters so far.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The future of the Affordable Care Act\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>TRUMP.\u003c/strong> Trump, as president, tried and failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the signature legislative achievement of his predecessor, Barack Obama. As recently as last year, Trump \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-doubles-saying-obamacare-sucks-must-replaced-rcna126978\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vowed to try again if he’s reelected\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The idea of overhauling the health law would be a much harder sell today than in Trump’s presidency, some experts say, because the law is generally more popular. Some Republicans who opposed the law in the past have come to accept that it is here to stay or have moved on to other issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nowadays, Trump says he \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/us/politics/trump-biden-affordable-care-act.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wants to “improve” the Affordable Care Act\u003c/a> and make it “less expensive.” He hasn’t offered any details as to what that would entail, but experts say any changes would likely come in the form of chipping away at certain provisions of the law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump, as president, made one major change to the Affordable Care Act: He signed a tax cut law that also eliminated a penalty levied on people without health insurance. The idea behind this provision of the Affordable Care Act was that a penalty, charged when people filed their income taxes, would encourage people to sign up for health insurance. And getting more people insured, especially the young and healthy, drives down the cost of coverage for everyone. Today, uninsured \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2024/03/california-health-insurance-penalty/\">Californians still pay a penalty\u003c/a> of up to $850 per adult because Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted a state version of this mandate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>HARRIS.\u003c/strong> During \u003ca href=\"https://kamalaharris.medium.com/my-plan-for-medicare-for-all-7730370dd421\">her 2019 presidential campaign\u003c/a>, Harris promoted a version of Medicare for All, a government-run single-payer system. Today, health policy experts expect Harris to continue the current administration’s efforts to promote and build on the Affordable Care Act rather than move the country toward a new system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some California lawmakers are still interested in exploring a single-payer-like health care system. Last year, \u003ca href=\"https://digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_202320240sb770\">Newsom signed a law\u003c/a> directing the state to map out the next \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2023/07/single-payer-health-care/\">steps in creating a “unified financing” system\u003c/a> that would cover all Californians. Getting anywhere near this goal will require federal permission and resources, which are more likely to happen under a Harris administration, experts involved in these discussions say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A Harris presidency, I think, is going to view a waiver application from the state of California favorably,” said Gerald Kominski, a senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, who has served as a consultant to a state commission exploring this issue. “It’s not to say that it will sail through…getting a waiver to pool federal and state funding is still going to be a challenge, but I think her administration is going to find a way to work with California to make it happen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More people than ever, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/where-aca-marketplace-enrollment-is-growing-the-fastest-and-why/\">21 million\u003c/a>, signed up for health insurance under \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/tag/affordable-care-act/\">Affordable Care Act \u003c/a>exchanges in 2024. Marketplace officials across the country say that’s in part because of the increased premium subsidies made available under the COVID-19 relief laws known as the American Rescue Plan and later the Inflation Reduction Act. That enhanced financial aid is currently set to expire at the end of 2025. About 90% of enrollees in Covered California receive financial assistance. The odds of continuing that enhanced aid are better under a Harris administration, experts say.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The cost of health care\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>HARRIS.\u003c/strong> As attorney general of California, Harris went after large health companies by moving to restrict mergers and investigate anti-competitive behaviors that research shows can drive up the cost of care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She launched an investigation into several California health systems, examining their market power and their influence on prices. That investigation led her successor, Attorney General Xavier Becerra, to file a lawsuit against Sutter Health, a nonprofit hospital and clinic system in Northern California. In the lawsuit, Becerra accused Sutter of using its market power to drive up prices in Northern California. In 2019, \u003ca href=\"https://californiahealthline.org/news/california-ag-details-historic-settlement-agreement-in-sutter-health-antitrust-case/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sutter settled the case for $575 million\u003c/a>, although it did not admit wrongdoing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris has also taken a leading role in the current administration’s efforts to address the medical debt that burdens millions of families. In June, she proposed rules to remove medical debt from credit reports. California lawmakers \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2024/08/medical-debt-credit-score/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have a similar proposal\u003c/a> currently sitting on Newsom’s desk. About 4 in 10 Californians report having some type of medical debt, according to the California Health Care Foundation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among Harris’ campaign promises: “Work with states to cancel medical debt for millions of Americans.” While she hasn’t said how exactly she plans to do this, her work with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper may offer a preview: Starting next year, North Carolina will roll out a program that incentivizes hospitals to forgive patients’ medical debt in exchange for additional Medicaid dollars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>TRUMP.\u003c/strong> Perhaps some of Trump’s most significant contributions to reining in health care costs came in the form of price transparency rules. He signed an executive order that led to requirements for hospitals to disclose prices for common services on their websites. And in 2020, Trump signed the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/no-surprises-understand-your-rights-against-surprise-medical-bills\">No Surprises Act\u003c/a>, a law designed to protect consumers against surprise medical bills when receiving care from out-of-network providers. This often happens when people receive emergency care and are not in a position to choose their providers. Surprise medical bills\u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/health-costs/press-release/a-polling-surprise-americans-rank-unexpected-medical-bills-at-top-of-family-budget-worries/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> tend to rank among the public’s top concerns\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration greenlit some major health care mergers, but it did so with certain conditions signaling some caution in approving such deals. One example — CVS Health’s $69 billion acquisition of insurance giant Aetna, one of the biggest health mergers of all time. Aetna and CVS Health were competitors in the sale of Medicare drug plans. As a condition to approve the merger, Trump’s Department of Justice required that Aetna sell part of its Medicare drug business to another company as a way to preserve competition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That one was really contentious, and it took a long time, but we definitely didn’t see a rubber stamp,” said Rachel Nuzum, senior vice president of policy at The Commonwealth Fund. “There was an acknowledgment that the size and scope of these mergers could be problematic for consumers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Abortion in the 2024 election\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12003015\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Roe-Wade-Abortion-Protest-MG-07-CM-2.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12003015\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Roe-Wade-Abortion-Protest-MG-07-CM-2.jpg\" alt=\"A crowd of people on the street march holding pink signs above their heads.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Roe-Wade-Abortion-Protest-MG-07-CM-2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Roe-Wade-Abortion-Protest-MG-07-CM-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Roe-Wade-Abortion-Protest-MG-07-CM-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Roe-Wade-Abortion-Protest-MG-07-CM-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Roe-Wade-Abortion-Protest-MG-07-CM-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Roe-Wade-Abortion-Protest-MG-07-CM-2-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pro-abortion rights supporters marched in protest of a Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe vs. Wade in Sacramento on June 25, 2022. \u003ccite>(Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>TRUMP.\u003c/strong> No other health issue has received as much attention this election cycle as \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/tag/abortion\">abortion and reproductive health\u003c/a>. In California, Democrats have tried to cement abortion rights into state law, and this is often the first issue they use to go after Trump. That’s because the Supreme Court justices he appointed made the difference in overturning the 1973 ruling that had protected abortion rights, Roe v. Wade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump has given inconsistent messages about abortion rights. Earlier this year, Trump made headlines for suggesting that if he were reelected, he’d support \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/trump-abortion-ban-15-weeks-91a9e0ce87d11dff0fa761f327bd0566\">a national ban on abortion\u003c/a> at 15 weeks of pregnancy. A few weeks later, he changed his tune, saying abortion \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/08/trump-says-abortion-is-up-to-the-states-declines-to-endorse-national-limit-00151022\">should be left up to the states\u003c/a>. He has indicated that he would not ban mail delivery of medication abortion pills and has said he wants insurance \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-08-29/trump-calls-for-universal-coverage-of-ivf-treatment-with-no-specifics-on-how-his-plan-would-work\">to cover the cost of in vitro fertilization treatment, or IVF\u003c/a>, “because we want more babies.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>HARRIS. \u003c/strong>Harris has leaned heavily into\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/explainers/abortion-in-california-laws/\"> abortion and reproductive rights\u003c/a>, an issue she has remained consistent on throughout her career. She is often the voice and face for reproductive health in Biden’s administration and has expressed support for restoring abortion access through federal law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As vice president, she launched a nationwide tour to promote reproductive rights with events across the country. It included a visit to a Planned Parenthood clinic, reportedly\u003ca href=\"https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/tipsheets/the-quickie-kamala-harris-makes-history-as-first-vice-president-to-tour-a-planned-parenthood-health-center\"> the first ever such visit\u003c/a> by a sitting VP or president.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As attorney general in California, Harris sponsored state law that aimed to regulate crisis pregnancy centers. These are often religiously affiliated and known for trying to prevent women from getting abortions. The law required these centers to display a notice letting people know that comprehensive family planning services, including contraception and abortion, were available through state programs. The U.S. Supreme Court eventually overturned that law.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>How they’d curb prescription drug prices\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12003013\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/092619_laclinica_AW_CM_05.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12003013\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/092619_laclinica_AW_CM_05.jpg\" alt=\"A view of various medications in a pharmacy with a person wearing a lab coat in the background.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/092619_laclinica_AW_CM_05.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/092619_laclinica_AW_CM_05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/092619_laclinica_AW_CM_05-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/092619_laclinica_AW_CM_05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/092619_laclinica_AW_CM_05-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/092619_laclinica_AW_CM_05-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shelves full of prescription medication at La Clinic pharmacy in Oakland on Sept. 26, 2019. \u003ccite>(Anne Wernikoff/CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>TRUMP. \u003c/strong>Trump often takes credit for lowering the price of insulin for millions of Americans — \u003ca href=\"https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/12/donald-trump/trump-wrong-in-claiming-full-credit-for-lowering-i/\">but that’s not totally accurate\u003c/a>. What his administration did was establish a temporary program known as the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cms.gov/priorities/innovation/innovation-models/part-d-savings-model\">Part D Senior Savings Model\u003c/a>. This program reduced copayments for insulin to $35 a month for about 800,000 seniors on certain Medicare plans. It lasted two years, expiring at the end of 2023. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/the-facts-about-the-35-insulin-copay-cap-in-medicare/\">The Biden administration went further\u003c/a> in the Inflation Reduction Act, which included a provision that capped insulin copay prices at $35 a month for about 3.3 million Medicare beneficiaries.[aside postID=\"news_12001799,news_11997351,news_12002132\" label=\"Related Stories\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump also took the first steps to allow states \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/health/drug-prices-imports-canada.html\">to import prescription drugs from Canada\u003c/a> as a way to increase competition and lower drug prices. The pharmaceutical industry and \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/canada-says-bulk-importation-not-an-effective-solution-high-drug-prices-us-2024-01-08/\">the Canadian government heavily opposed this move\u003c/a>. This idea came to fruition earlier this year when the FDA approved Florida’s plan to import prescription drugs to treat HIV/AIDS, mental illness and prostate cancer. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that importing medications from Canada will \u003ca href=\"https://www.flgov.com/2024/01/05/florida-becomes-first-in-the-nation-to-have-canadian-drug-importation-program-approved-by-fda/\">save the state about $180 million\u003c/a> in year one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>HARRIS. \u003c/strong>In addition to expanding insulin copay caps to more seniors, Biden-Harris’ Inflation Reduction Act also directed the agency to negotiate drug prices with manufacturers for certain high-cost drugs covered under Medicare. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.cms.gov/files/document/fact-sheet-medicare-selected-drug-negotiation-list-ipay-2026.pdf\">10 drugs in the first round of negotiations\u003c/a> included medications to treat diabetes, heart failure, blood clots and rheumatoid arthritis. The negotiations resulted in discounts between 38% to 79%. The new negotiated prices are set to go into effect in 2026.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Inflation Reduction Act — for which Harris likes to remind voters she cast the tie-breaking vote — also caps the total annual out-of-pocket drug spending for people on Medicare. This means that starting in 2025, seniors will pay no more than $2,000 a year for all their medications. About 3.2 million Medicare beneficiaries are expected to reach this limit in 2025, \u003ca href=\"https://states.aarp.org/california/new-aarp-report-impact-of-historic-medicare-rx-out-of-pocket-spending-cap-on-california-seniors\">including 271,000 in California\u003c/a>, according to recent estimates from the AARP.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris has said she wants to expand these cost-saving efforts to everyone, not just seniors. \u003ca href=\"https://mailchi.mp/press.kamalaharris.com/vice-president-harris-lays-out-agenda-to-lower-costs-for-american-families\">She has also pledged\u003c/a> to go after drug companies and \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2024/08/pharmacy-benefit-manager/\">pharmaceutical middlemen\u003c/a> that thwart competition and drive up costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Supported by the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF), which works to ensure that people have access to the care they need, when they need it, at a price they can afford. Visit www.chcf.org to learn more.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Donald Trump and \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/tag/Kamala-Harris/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kamala Harris\u003c/a> stand far apart on most issues, and health care is no exception. The \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/tag/election-2024/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">November election\u003c/a> carries major implications for Californians’ access to health care and the cost they pay for it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While neither candidate has put forth a comprehensive \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/tag/health-care/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">health care\u003c/a> agenda, both have track records from their respective time in the White House or previous posts that offer a glimpse on where they might stand on key health issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cost of health care is a top concern for Californians and voters across the nation, millions of whom are saddled with medical debt or take less medication than prescribed because of the cost. While both candidates have acknowledged that health costs are a major burden to Americans, the difference will be in how they go about providing relief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How the next president goes about strengthening — or chipping away — at the Affordable Care Act and abortion rights will also directly affect voters’ lives. Below are examples of both candidates’ records on key health issues and what they’ve promised to voters so far.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The future of the Affordable Care Act\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>TRUMP.\u003c/strong> Trump, as president, tried and failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the signature legislative achievement of his predecessor, Barack Obama. As recently as last year, Trump \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-doubles-saying-obamacare-sucks-must-replaced-rcna126978\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vowed to try again if he’s reelected\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The idea of overhauling the health law would be a much harder sell today than in Trump’s presidency, some experts say, because the law is generally more popular. Some Republicans who opposed the law in the past have come to accept that it is here to stay or have moved on to other issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nowadays, Trump says he \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/us/politics/trump-biden-affordable-care-act.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wants to “improve” the Affordable Care Act\u003c/a> and make it “less expensive.” He hasn’t offered any details as to what that would entail, but experts say any changes would likely come in the form of chipping away at certain provisions of the law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump, as president, made one major change to the Affordable Care Act: He signed a tax cut law that also eliminated a penalty levied on people without health insurance. The idea behind this provision of the Affordable Care Act was that a penalty, charged when people filed their income taxes, would encourage people to sign up for health insurance. And getting more people insured, especially the young and healthy, drives down the cost of coverage for everyone. Today, uninsured \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2024/03/california-health-insurance-penalty/\">Californians still pay a penalty\u003c/a> of up to $850 per adult because Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted a state version of this mandate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>HARRIS.\u003c/strong> During \u003ca href=\"https://kamalaharris.medium.com/my-plan-for-medicare-for-all-7730370dd421\">her 2019 presidential campaign\u003c/a>, Harris promoted a version of Medicare for All, a government-run single-payer system. Today, health policy experts expect Harris to continue the current administration’s efforts to promote and build on the Affordable Care Act rather than move the country toward a new system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some California lawmakers are still interested in exploring a single-payer-like health care system. Last year, \u003ca href=\"https://digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_202320240sb770\">Newsom signed a law\u003c/a> directing the state to map out the next \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2023/07/single-payer-health-care/\">steps in creating a “unified financing” system\u003c/a> that would cover all Californians. Getting anywhere near this goal will require federal permission and resources, which are more likely to happen under a Harris administration, experts involved in these discussions say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A Harris presidency, I think, is going to view a waiver application from the state of California favorably,” said Gerald Kominski, a senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, who has served as a consultant to a state commission exploring this issue. “It’s not to say that it will sail through…getting a waiver to pool federal and state funding is still going to be a challenge, but I think her administration is going to find a way to work with California to make it happen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More people than ever, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/where-aca-marketplace-enrollment-is-growing-the-fastest-and-why/\">21 million\u003c/a>, signed up for health insurance under \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/tag/affordable-care-act/\">Affordable Care Act \u003c/a>exchanges in 2024. Marketplace officials across the country say that’s in part because of the increased premium subsidies made available under the COVID-19 relief laws known as the American Rescue Plan and later the Inflation Reduction Act. That enhanced financial aid is currently set to expire at the end of 2025. About 90% of enrollees in Covered California receive financial assistance. The odds of continuing that enhanced aid are better under a Harris administration, experts say.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The cost of health care\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>HARRIS.\u003c/strong> As attorney general of California, Harris went after large health companies by moving to restrict mergers and investigate anti-competitive behaviors that research shows can drive up the cost of care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She launched an investigation into several California health systems, examining their market power and their influence on prices. That investigation led her successor, Attorney General Xavier Becerra, to file a lawsuit against Sutter Health, a nonprofit hospital and clinic system in Northern California. In the lawsuit, Becerra accused Sutter of using its market power to drive up prices in Northern California. In 2019, \u003ca href=\"https://californiahealthline.org/news/california-ag-details-historic-settlement-agreement-in-sutter-health-antitrust-case/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sutter settled the case for $575 million\u003c/a>, although it did not admit wrongdoing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris has also taken a leading role in the current administration’s efforts to address the medical debt that burdens millions of families. In June, she proposed rules to remove medical debt from credit reports. California lawmakers \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2024/08/medical-debt-credit-score/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have a similar proposal\u003c/a> currently sitting on Newsom’s desk. About 4 in 10 Californians report having some type of medical debt, according to the California Health Care Foundation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among Harris’ campaign promises: “Work with states to cancel medical debt for millions of Americans.” While she hasn’t said how exactly she plans to do this, her work with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper may offer a preview: Starting next year, North Carolina will roll out a program that incentivizes hospitals to forgive patients’ medical debt in exchange for additional Medicaid dollars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>TRUMP.\u003c/strong> Perhaps some of Trump’s most significant contributions to reining in health care costs came in the form of price transparency rules. He signed an executive order that led to requirements for hospitals to disclose prices for common services on their websites. And in 2020, Trump signed the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/no-surprises-understand-your-rights-against-surprise-medical-bills\">No Surprises Act\u003c/a>, a law designed to protect consumers against surprise medical bills when receiving care from out-of-network providers. This often happens when people receive emergency care and are not in a position to choose their providers. Surprise medical bills\u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/health-costs/press-release/a-polling-surprise-americans-rank-unexpected-medical-bills-at-top-of-family-budget-worries/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> tend to rank among the public’s top concerns\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration greenlit some major health care mergers, but it did so with certain conditions signaling some caution in approving such deals. One example — CVS Health’s $69 billion acquisition of insurance giant Aetna, one of the biggest health mergers of all time. Aetna and CVS Health were competitors in the sale of Medicare drug plans. As a condition to approve the merger, Trump’s Department of Justice required that Aetna sell part of its Medicare drug business to another company as a way to preserve competition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That one was really contentious, and it took a long time, but we definitely didn’t see a rubber stamp,” said Rachel Nuzum, senior vice president of policy at The Commonwealth Fund. “There was an acknowledgment that the size and scope of these mergers could be problematic for consumers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Abortion in the 2024 election\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12003015\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Roe-Wade-Abortion-Protest-MG-07-CM-2.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12003015\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Roe-Wade-Abortion-Protest-MG-07-CM-2.jpg\" alt=\"A crowd of people on the street march holding pink signs above their heads.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Roe-Wade-Abortion-Protest-MG-07-CM-2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Roe-Wade-Abortion-Protest-MG-07-CM-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Roe-Wade-Abortion-Protest-MG-07-CM-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Roe-Wade-Abortion-Protest-MG-07-CM-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Roe-Wade-Abortion-Protest-MG-07-CM-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Roe-Wade-Abortion-Protest-MG-07-CM-2-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pro-abortion rights supporters marched in protest of a Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe vs. Wade in Sacramento on June 25, 2022. \u003ccite>(Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>TRUMP.\u003c/strong> No other health issue has received as much attention this election cycle as \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/tag/abortion\">abortion and reproductive health\u003c/a>. In California, Democrats have tried to cement abortion rights into state law, and this is often the first issue they use to go after Trump. That’s because the Supreme Court justices he appointed made the difference in overturning the 1973 ruling that had protected abortion rights, Roe v. Wade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump has given inconsistent messages about abortion rights. Earlier this year, Trump made headlines for suggesting that if he were reelected, he’d support \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/trump-abortion-ban-15-weeks-91a9e0ce87d11dff0fa761f327bd0566\">a national ban on abortion\u003c/a> at 15 weeks of pregnancy. A few weeks later, he changed his tune, saying abortion \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/08/trump-says-abortion-is-up-to-the-states-declines-to-endorse-national-limit-00151022\">should be left up to the states\u003c/a>. He has indicated that he would not ban mail delivery of medication abortion pills and has said he wants insurance \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-08-29/trump-calls-for-universal-coverage-of-ivf-treatment-with-no-specifics-on-how-his-plan-would-work\">to cover the cost of in vitro fertilization treatment, or IVF\u003c/a>, “because we want more babies.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>HARRIS. \u003c/strong>Harris has leaned heavily into\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/explainers/abortion-in-california-laws/\"> abortion and reproductive rights\u003c/a>, an issue she has remained consistent on throughout her career. She is often the voice and face for reproductive health in Biden’s administration and has expressed support for restoring abortion access through federal law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As vice president, she launched a nationwide tour to promote reproductive rights with events across the country. It included a visit to a Planned Parenthood clinic, reportedly\u003ca href=\"https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/tipsheets/the-quickie-kamala-harris-makes-history-as-first-vice-president-to-tour-a-planned-parenthood-health-center\"> the first ever such visit\u003c/a> by a sitting VP or president.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As attorney general in California, Harris sponsored state law that aimed to regulate crisis pregnancy centers. These are often religiously affiliated and known for trying to prevent women from getting abortions. The law required these centers to display a notice letting people know that comprehensive family planning services, including contraception and abortion, were available through state programs. The U.S. Supreme Court eventually overturned that law.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>How they’d curb prescription drug prices\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12003013\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/092619_laclinica_AW_CM_05.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12003013\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/092619_laclinica_AW_CM_05.jpg\" alt=\"A view of various medications in a pharmacy with a person wearing a lab coat in the background.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/092619_laclinica_AW_CM_05.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/092619_laclinica_AW_CM_05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/092619_laclinica_AW_CM_05-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/092619_laclinica_AW_CM_05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/092619_laclinica_AW_CM_05-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/092619_laclinica_AW_CM_05-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shelves full of prescription medication at La Clinic pharmacy in Oakland on Sept. 26, 2019. \u003ccite>(Anne Wernikoff/CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>TRUMP. \u003c/strong>Trump often takes credit for lowering the price of insulin for millions of Americans — \u003ca href=\"https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/12/donald-trump/trump-wrong-in-claiming-full-credit-for-lowering-i/\">but that’s not totally accurate\u003c/a>. What his administration did was establish a temporary program known as the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cms.gov/priorities/innovation/innovation-models/part-d-savings-model\">Part D Senior Savings Model\u003c/a>. This program reduced copayments for insulin to $35 a month for about 800,000 seniors on certain Medicare plans. It lasted two years, expiring at the end of 2023. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/the-facts-about-the-35-insulin-copay-cap-in-medicare/\">The Biden administration went further\u003c/a> in the Inflation Reduction Act, which included a provision that capped insulin copay prices at $35 a month for about 3.3 million Medicare beneficiaries.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump also took the first steps to allow states \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/health/drug-prices-imports-canada.html\">to import prescription drugs from Canada\u003c/a> as a way to increase competition and lower drug prices. The pharmaceutical industry and \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/canada-says-bulk-importation-not-an-effective-solution-high-drug-prices-us-2024-01-08/\">the Canadian government heavily opposed this move\u003c/a>. This idea came to fruition earlier this year when the FDA approved Florida’s plan to import prescription drugs to treat HIV/AIDS, mental illness and prostate cancer. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that importing medications from Canada will \u003ca href=\"https://www.flgov.com/2024/01/05/florida-becomes-first-in-the-nation-to-have-canadian-drug-importation-program-approved-by-fda/\">save the state about $180 million\u003c/a> in year one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>HARRIS. \u003c/strong>In addition to expanding insulin copay caps to more seniors, Biden-Harris’ Inflation Reduction Act also directed the agency to negotiate drug prices with manufacturers for certain high-cost drugs covered under Medicare. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.cms.gov/files/document/fact-sheet-medicare-selected-drug-negotiation-list-ipay-2026.pdf\">10 drugs in the first round of negotiations\u003c/a> included medications to treat diabetes, heart failure, blood clots and rheumatoid arthritis. The negotiations resulted in discounts between 38% to 79%. The new negotiated prices are set to go into effect in 2026.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Inflation Reduction Act — for which Harris likes to remind voters she cast the tie-breaking vote — also caps the total annual out-of-pocket drug spending for people on Medicare. This means that starting in 2025, seniors will pay no more than $2,000 a year for all their medications. About 3.2 million Medicare beneficiaries are expected to reach this limit in 2025, \u003ca href=\"https://states.aarp.org/california/new-aarp-report-impact-of-historic-medicare-rx-out-of-pocket-spending-cap-on-california-seniors\">including 271,000 in California\u003c/a>, according to recent estimates from the AARP.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris has said she wants to expand these cost-saving efforts to everyone, not just seniors. \u003ca href=\"https://mailchi.mp/press.kamalaharris.com/vice-president-harris-lays-out-agenda-to-lower-costs-for-american-families\">She has also pledged\u003c/a> to go after drug companies and \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2024/08/pharmacy-benefit-manager/\">pharmaceutical middlemen\u003c/a> that thwart competition and drive up costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>After \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11970993/these-new-california-housing-laws-are-going-into-effect-in-2024#:~:text=SB%20423%20(Wiener)%3A%20In,its%20state%2Dmandated%20housing%20targets.\">several\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.spur.org/publications/urbanist-article/2017-12-13/big-year-housing\">years\u003c/a> of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11923146/these-california-affordable-housing-bills-could-create-more-than-a-million-apartments-if-labor-unions-can-agree-on-terms\">blockbuster\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/housing/2021/09/california-housing-crisis-newsom-signs-bills/\">housing bills\u003c/a> passing through the California Legislature, this past session was lackluster by comparison, some housing advocates said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But activists are still holding out hope that a statewide proposition — set to appear in November — could turn things around. \u003ca href=\"https://vig.cdn.sos.ca.gov/2024/general/pdf/prop5.pdf\">Proposition 5 (PDF)\u003c/a> would make it easier for local governments to pass bonds to fund affordable housing and public infrastructure projects by lowering the voter threshold from a two-thirds supermajority to 55%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it’s absolutely true that this session is a disappointment,” said Edie Irons, a spokesperson for housing advocacy group All Homes. “We are really excited about Prop 5. That is a chance at a structural reform that will really help across the state.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lawmakers started this year by introducing a series of ambitious proposals, which would have made it easier to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1991442/battle-over-san-franciscos-coastal-development-sparks-statewide-concerns\">build on California’s coastline\u003c/a> and others would have \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/housing/2024/03/institutional-investors-corporate-landlords/\">curbed investors’\u003c/a> ability to buy and rent out single family homes. There was a proposed \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11993185/why-a-10-billion-california-housing-bond-wont-be-on-novembers-ballot\">$10 billion affordable housing bond\u003c/a> headed to voters statewide in November, and a second, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11992046/20-billion-affordable-housing-bond-heads-to-bay-area-voters\">$20 billion bond for the Bay Area.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Related Stories\" tag=\"housing\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, on their way to the ballot box, both \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12000157/bay-areas-20-billion-housing-bond-pulled-from-ballots-leaving-advocates-heartbroken\">bond measures died\u003c/a> — as did many of the more aspiring pieces of housing legislation. Irons said state and local governments aren’t investing enough money in housing production to make a sizable difference.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re not acting at the level of need or urgency that it would take to really confront our housing problems,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Amie Fishman, executive director of the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California, said even though organizations like hers can no longer look forward to the multibillion-dollar bonds that were poised to appear this fall, Proposition 5 could turn the year around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Prop 5 is a critical step to empowering local communities to address local affordable housing and infrastructure needs,” she said. “It allows local communities to take control and make decisions about the future without waiting for additional state intervention.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Housing advocates said the bills that actually made their way to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk pluck at the last of the low-hanging fruit stagnating housing production across the state. Here are a few that made the cut:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>AB 2801 (Friedman)\u003c/b>: The bill \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11989419/renters-could-get-help-building-credit-under-proposed-law-why-are-tenant-advocates-wary\">prevents landlords from keeping a tenant’s security deposit\u003c/a> to pay for cleaning, as long as the tenant leaves the home as clean as they found it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>AB 2747 (Haney):\u003c/b> It \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11989419/renters-could-get-help-building-credit-under-proposed-law-why-are-tenant-advocates-wary\">requires landlords to give tenants the option to opt into reporting\u003c/a> their positive rent payments to a credit bureau agency, which could help boost their credit score. The law only applies to buildings with more than 15 units and allows landlords to collect a fee to cover the cost of reporting tenants’ rent payments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>SB 312 (Wiener):\u003c/b> This is clean-up legislation from an earlier law, SB 886. The original law, which \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billHistoryClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB886\">went into effect in 2023\u003c/a>, streamlined construction of student and faculty housing. But, it also required that housing to be Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum-certified. Achieving the highest LEED certification necessitates a lengthy approval process that can delay tenants from moving in. SB 312 would change the law so that buildings have to qualify for LEED Platinum certification, but don’t necessarily have to receive the certification before tenants can move in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>SB 937 (Wiener):\u003c/b> This bill \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11983000/california-legislators-take-aim-at-construction-fees-to-boost-housing\">would allow developers to pay hefty development fees\u003c/a>, imposed by cities, after people have moved into the new housing. Right now, those fees are often due at the start of or during construction — before developers have had a chance to collect rents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>AB 2872 (Calderon):\u003c/b> There is a 20% pay gap between the detectives who work on insurance fraud at the California Department of Insurance and those who work with the Department of Justice. AB 2872 would close the pay gap and could help the Department of Insurance hire more fraud detectives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>SB 1211 (Skinner): \u003c/b>Further streamlining construction of accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, this bill would increase the number of detached granny flats allowed on multifamily properties, so they can be approved more quickly and avoid long permitting times. Also, if the homeowner decides to replace a carport or driveway with a granny flat, they’re not required to replace the parking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>SB 440 (Skinner):\u003c/b> In 2019, Bay Area leaders got \u003ca href=\"https://nonprofithousing.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/AB-1487-Housing-Alliance-for-the-Bay-Area-HABA.pdf\">a law passed (PDF)\u003c/a> to allow them to create the \u003ca href=\"https://mtc.ca.gov/about-mtc/authorities/bay-area-housing-finance-authority-bahfa#:~:text=Resources%20about%20Pilot%20Programs&text=BAHFA%20was%20established%20by%20California,revenue%20options%20on%20the%20ballot.\">Bay Area Housing Finance Authority\u003c/a>, a regional entity that can raise new revenue and distribute funding. SB 440 would allow local governments to join together to establish similar regional housing finance agencies to address affordable housing needs in their communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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Irons said state and local governments aren’t investing enough money in housing production to make a sizable difference.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re not acting at the level of need or urgency that it would take to really confront our housing problems,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Amie Fishman, executive director of the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California, said even though organizations like hers can no longer look forward to the multibillion-dollar bonds that were poised to appear this fall, Proposition 5 could turn the year around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Prop 5 is a critical step to empowering local communities to address local affordable housing and infrastructure needs,” she said. “It allows local communities to take control and make decisions about the future without waiting for additional state intervention.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Housing advocates said the bills that actually made their way to Gov. 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SB 312 would change the law so that buildings have to qualify for LEED Platinum certification, but don’t necessarily have to receive the certification before tenants can move in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>SB 937 (Wiener):\u003c/b> This bill \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11983000/california-legislators-take-aim-at-construction-fees-to-boost-housing\">would allow developers to pay hefty development fees\u003c/a>, imposed by cities, after people have moved into the new housing. Right now, those fees are often due at the start of or during construction — before developers have had a chance to collect rents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>AB 2872 (Calderon):\u003c/b> There is a 20% pay gap between the detectives who work on insurance fraud at the California Department of Insurance and those who work with the Department of Justice. AB 2872 would close the pay gap and could help the Department of Insurance hire more fraud detectives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>SB 1211 (Skinner): \u003c/b>Further streamlining construction of accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, this bill would increase the number of detached granny flats allowed on multifamily properties, so they can be approved more quickly and avoid long permitting times. 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"content": "\u003cp>After years of being bashed in conservative media and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/politics\">politics\u003c/a>, California politicians are on the offensive this election cycle — and relishing the opportunity to talk up the Golden State as one of their own runs for president.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They may have to do so without the candidate’s help, however: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12001556/harris-makes-her-case-for-president-emphasizing-freedom-and-middle-class-opportunity\">Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign\u003c/a> and national Democrats seem happy to tamp down most direct mentions of the lightning rod of a state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California, and the Bay Area in particular, have long been held up by the right wing as a dystopic example of progressive failures. But at last week’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12001412/kamala-harris-and-the-biggest-speech-of-her-life-5-takeaways-from-the-dnc\">Democratic National Convention\u003c/a> in Chicago, some of its leading Democrats were eager to make their case for why that characterization is wrong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayor London Breed, a longtime friend of Harris, was on a dual mission: support Harris and champion San Francisco. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has lived something of a parallel political life to Harris, declined an official speaking slot at the convention but spent much of its final days running around the United Center speaking to mainstream and right-wing media alike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And Sen. Laphonza Butler, who was appointed by Newsom last year to the seat long held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12000760/sen-laphonza-butler-on-the-rise-of-her-friend-kamala-harris\">told KQED’s Political Breakdown\u003c/a> that her story of California is a universal one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I start by telling a great story of California’s great diversity,” she said, noting that it’s not just ethnic and racial diversity. “We are cities and towns and suburbs and rural communities, and we’re a border state. And we have challenges of wildfires, challenges of earthquakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are right on the Pacific Ocean, and we have beautiful beaches that are being eroded every day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means California has things in common with places like Iowa, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Florida, Butler said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our farmers are trying to find ways to make sure that they are able to water their cattle or their crops,” she continued. “That is true for Iowa. And Kansas. And so, to me, it is helping people to connect with the part of California that means something to them that they just don’t know about yet.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12001032/at-dnc-roll-call-california-shines-as-harris-seals-nomination\">moment in the spotlight at the DNC came Tuesday night\u003c/a>, during the roll call on the convention floor where each state called out the number of delegates it was pledging to Harris.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As is customary, the nominee’s home state cast the votes — led by Newsom, who was bursting with California pride — that put Harris over the top for the nomination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12001082\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12001082\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/GettyImages-2167653829_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/GettyImages-2167653829_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/GettyImages-2167653829_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/GettyImages-2167653829_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/GettyImages-2167653829_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/GettyImages-2167653829_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/GettyImages-2167653829_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Gov. Gavin Newsom, standing behind Rep. Maxine Waters and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, joins the California delegation as they cast their votes during the Ceremonial Roll Call of States on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 20, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We are a state of dreamers and doers, of entrepreneurs and innovators, that pride themselves on being on the cutting edge of new ideas,” Newsom said to cheers. “California’s the most diverse state, in the world’s most diverse democracy. And we pride ourselves on our ability to live together and band together and prosper together across every conceivable and imaginable difference. But the thing we pride ourselves most on is that we believe the future happens in California first.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris name-checked California twice in her speech. She has studiously \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/25/us/politics/kamala-harris-berkeley-hometown.html\">avoided direct references to Berkeley\u003c/a>, where she was born, but she spoke warmly of her time growing up in a working-class community in the East Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In the Bay, you either live in the hills or the flatlands. We lived in the flats. A beautiful, working-class neighborhood of firefighters, nurses and construction workers. All who tended their lawns with pride,” she told the convention hall Thursday night as she accepted the nomination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris noted that her single mother worked long hours, relying on her “trusted circle” to help raise her daughters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“None of them family by blood, and all of them family by love,” she said. “Family who taught us how to make gumbo, how to play chess — and sometimes even let us win. Family who loved us, believed in us and told us we could be anything and do anything. They instilled in us the values they personified — community, faith and the importance of treating others as you would want to be treated. With kindness, respect and compassion.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Harris sought to tie her upbringing to a broader American story that can resonate in swing states and with persuadable voters, Breed leaned into San Francisco’s uniqueness. She had some help from a wealthy Bay Area entrepreneur.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chris Larsen, the billionaire founder of financial tech company Ripple, hosted a private event billed to celebrate San Francisco at the nightclub Tao Chicago. Invitations proclaimed it a “Night of technology and truth” featuring a surprise performance by The Killers along with remarks by Breed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know that Trump is going to be attacking the city to attack Kamala unfairly,” Larsen told KQED before the event. “And we don’t want to let him get away with that because the city is actually on the upswing. We can’t let that narrative get away from us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12001412 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/GettyImages-2167179824_qed-1020x676.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Larsen and Breed emphasized San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11996211/san-francisco-crime-is-down-significantly-but-its-not-clear-trend-will-last\">declining crime rate\u003c/a> and its status as a hub of tech innovation. Speaking as the crowd sipped sparkling wine and ate sushi, Breed played the role of cheerleader for the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In this moment in time, it is so critical that we talk about the truth about San Francisco ‘cause you know the Republicans are trying to turn San Francisco into something it’s not,” she said. “They’re trying to turn San Francisco into a bad word, yet everything that gets created, all the innovation, happens in San Francisco.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Breed went on to list all the companies with ties to the city by the Bay:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They pull out their iPhones, produced in the Bay Area and introduced in San Francisco, to call their Uber or Lyft, companies based in San Francisco,” she said. “And while they are riding to their Airbnb, a company in San Francisco, they’re tweeting bad things about our city, in a company that until recently was based in San Francisco,” she said to laughs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A relaxed and energetic Breed also declared San Francisco “the AI capital of the world — because I say so.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asked earlier that day why so much political talent comes out of the city, Breed had this zinger: “Because we’re San Francisco. That’s why everyone tries to come for us because we’re one of the most amazing cities anywhere in the world.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom, who got his start in politics in San Francisco on a traffic commission, said it’s no surprise that the city produced a political star like Harris, whose first elected office was district attorney of San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s not just the successes of a city like San Francisco or a state like California that push its leaders to be bold, Newsom said. It’s also the challenges, like the desperation of HIV and AIDS or the homelessness crisis he’s been working to solve his whole career. So, while others are talking up California’s failures, he said he will be acknowledging them — and pushing for the next solution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think what’s in the DNA is sort of an established expectation of staying on leading, the cutting edge — there’s no grace for not being ahead of the curve. Looking around the corner, iterating, taking risks, doing the next thing,” he said. “The mind gets stretched, and it never goes back to its original form. And then you always look beyond that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And Sen. Laphonza Butler, who was appointed by Newsom last year to the seat long held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12000760/sen-laphonza-butler-on-the-rise-of-her-friend-kamala-harris\">told KQED’s Political Breakdown\u003c/a> that her story of California is a universal one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I start by telling a great story of California’s great diversity,” she said, noting that it’s not just ethnic and racial diversity. “We are cities and towns and suburbs and rural communities, and we’re a border state. 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She has studiously \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/25/us/politics/kamala-harris-berkeley-hometown.html\">avoided direct references to Berkeley\u003c/a>, where she was born, but she spoke warmly of her time growing up in a working-class community in the East Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In the Bay, you either live in the hills or the flatlands. We lived in the flats. A beautiful, working-class neighborhood of firefighters, nurses and construction workers. All who tended their lawns with pride,” she told the convention hall Thursday night as she accepted the nomination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris noted that her single mother worked long hours, relying on her “trusted circle” to help raise her daughters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“None of them family by blood, and all of them family by love,” she said. “Family who taught us how to make gumbo, how to play chess — and sometimes even let us win. Family who loved us, believed in us and told us we could be anything and do anything. They instilled in us the values they personified — community, faith and the importance of treating others as you would want to be treated. With kindness, respect and compassion.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Harris sought to tie her upbringing to a broader American story that can resonate in swing states and with persuadable voters, Breed leaned into San Francisco’s uniqueness. She had some help from a wealthy Bay Area entrepreneur.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chris Larsen, the billionaire founder of financial tech company Ripple, hosted a private event billed to celebrate San Francisco at the nightclub Tao Chicago. Invitations proclaimed it a “Night of technology and truth” featuring a surprise performance by The Killers along with remarks by Breed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know that Trump is going to be attacking the city to attack Kamala unfairly,” Larsen told KQED before the event. “And we don’t want to let him get away with that because the city is actually on the upswing. We can’t let that narrative get away from us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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And he blames the people inside City Hall for the problems San Francisco is facing and supports reforms to the city’s convoluted commission system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m worried about the direction our city is heading in,” Lurie told KQED. “The City Hall insiders who got us into this mess, I don’t think, are equipped to get us out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie believes his background in business and philanthropy has better positioned him to pull San Francisco out of a sluggish economic recovery following the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Tipping Point founder was working blocks away from the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001 and said the experience working at the Robin Hood Foundation, which helped rebuild downtown Manhattan, deeply influenced him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I saw everything that morning,” Lurie said. “To be part of helping rebuild New York City, it was an honor.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through nonprofit work, Lurie has already made inroads in City Hall, however. His nonprofit has helped build affordable housing with local government, and Lurie chaired the Super Bowl 50 committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I can call business leaders across this country,” he said. “We need action, and we need someone committed to the city.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>He’s an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Lurie comes from a long line of San Francisco denim royalty. The heir to the Levis Strauss fortune said he is proud of his connections to the iconic brand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I grew up in and around the company. I am proud of it. I saw Levi’s values firsthand,” he said. We took care of our LGBTQ workers… long before it was required by law.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie was born and raised in San Francisco, where his father, Brian Lurie, was a rabbi at Temple Emanu-El and ran the Jewish Federation for 17 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People he never met, he was helping. 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https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-01-800x815.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-01-1020x1039.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-01-160x163.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-01-1508x1536.jpg 1508w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-01-2010x2048.jpg 2010w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-01-1920x1956.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers with the Department of Public Works examine and break down the contents of an unoccupied tent and load it into trucks headed for the dump. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11998575\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11998575\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-06-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-06-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-06-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-06-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A worker with the Department of Public Works rakes a sidewalk in Showplace Square. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11998580\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11998580\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-16-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-16-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-16-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">After clearing an encampment, a worker with the Department of Public Works sprays disinfectant and power washes the area. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>By 10:50 a.m. the sweep is over in the area and Alex Vallardo returns to the same location where he’d been that morning. He says he’d like to go home to Mexico but can’t afford to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000326\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000326\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-17-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-17-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-17-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-17-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-17-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-17-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-17-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Vallardo reassembles his encampment following the sweep. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>August 8, Bayview Neighborhood\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>City crews sweep encampments on McKinnon Ave., from Selby Street to Toland Street, and on Toland Street from McKinnon Ave. to Jerrold Ave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ronnie Haggard pushes an overloaded cart up Selby Street away from McKinnon Street, where the city’s sweep will begin at 8 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Haggard and Ariel Young are relocating their camp and their four puppies two blocks from where they had been.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We moved from one spot to another just until they’re finished doing what they’re doing,” says Haggard. “Then we’ll move back to where we was.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000328\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000328\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-02-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-02-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-02-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ronnie Haggard pushes a cartload of belongings up Selby Street. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000376\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000376\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-02.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-02-800x277.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-02-1020x353.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-02-160x55.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-02-1536x532.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-02-2048x709.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-02-1920x665.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Haggard pushes another cartload of belongings up Selby Street. It took multiple trips to relocate his and Ariel Young’s encampment. Right: Haggard and Young’s puppies in their new encampment. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000329\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000329\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ariel Young cleans out a pen for her puppies at the new encampment. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On McKinnon Ave., a man known as MacGyver goes through his belongings deciding what to take with him and what he’ll have to leave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like several residents of the area, he’s not in a tent but has built a shelter out of wooden pallets. When he leaves, MacGyver is forced to leave the pallets behind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000330\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000330\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-08-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-08-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-08-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">MacGyver breaks down his encampment. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000331\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000331\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">MacGyver relocates the belongings he’s able to move in a shopping cart. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As the sweep team works its way up at McKinnon Ave., nearby residents Suyen and José Zapatano desperately try to relocate the RV where they live with their 11-year-old son.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The battery is dead and they say they’ve been trying to replace it since the night prior.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As José calls out of work for the day to address the situation, a mechanic friend tries to install a new battery in the RV. DPW tells the Zapatanos that they have until 9 a.m. to move their vehicle or it will be towed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000332\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000332\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-13-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-13-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-13-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-13-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">José Zapatano (left) calls out of work in order to try to relocate his family’s RV. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000333\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-14-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-14-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-14-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-14-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-14-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-14-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-14-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suyen Zapatano hugs her son not knowing if they will be able to relocate their RV or if it will be towed. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The replacement battery doesn’t work – but by strapping the RV to his car, their friend is able to tow the RV one block over and out of the sweep zone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nobody would choose to live like this”, says Suyen. She says the family would like to find an apartment to live in but can’t because they don’t have credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000334\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-15-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-15-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-15-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-15-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-15-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-15-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-15-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">José Zapatano and a friend strap the RV to the back of the friend’s car. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000335\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-16-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-16-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-16-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Zapatanos’ RV is towed by a friend one block over and out of the sweep area. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The sweep moves up McKinnon Ave. and around the corner on Tolland Ave., alongside the perimeter of a large Amazon facility with crews filling the backs of pickup trucks with trash and discarded belongings to be taken to the dump. A front-end loader is used to demolish larger encampments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000377\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000377\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-03.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-03-800x277.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-03-1020x353.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-03-160x55.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-03-1536x532.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-03-2048x709.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-03-1920x665.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crews with the Department of Public Works dispose of the contents of encampments along McKinnon Ave. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000337\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000337\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-18-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-18-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-18-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-18-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-18-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-18-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-18-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Department of Public Works crew uses a front-end loader to scrape an encampment along Tolland Ave. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After leaving her encampment briefly to relocate a shopping cart full of belongings, a resident of McKinnon Ave. is blocked by San Francisco police officers from returning to gather the remainder of her possessions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000338\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000338\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-21-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-21-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-21-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-21-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-21-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-21-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-21-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Police bar a resident of McKinnon Ave. from returning to her encampment. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gilbert Cayago says he’s been living in an RV along Tolland Ave. for three years. It’s ironic, he says, that after supporting neighbors in repairing their vehicles for years, he’s now unable to start his own and will have to surrender it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cayago says he’s learned to smile through the pain and jokes with the SFPD officers on the scene. He accepts an offer from the city for placement in housing services and leaves Tolland Ave. after selecting a few prize possessions to take with him, including his guitar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000339\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000339\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-23-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-23-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-23-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-23-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-23-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-23-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-23-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gilbert Cayago speaks with police officers after he is unable to relocate his RV from Tolland Ave. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000378\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000378\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-04.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-04-800x277.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-04-1020x353.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-04-160x55.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-04-1536x532.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-04-2048x709.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-04-1920x665.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Cayago’s RV is towed. Right: Cayago departs Tolland Ave. for city-provided housing. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>August 8, Tenderloin Neighborhood\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Crews sweep encampments on Leavenworth Street, between Turk and Eddy streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the afternoon sweep begins, unhoused people in the area begin packing up their things.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alongside the city’s sweep team, Jay Paulino, a youth reporter at POOR Magazine, is on the scene handing out bagels to unhoused people in the area, and live streaming video documenting the sweeps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000343\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000343\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-23-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1342\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-23-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-23-KQED-800x537.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-23-KQED-1020x684.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-23-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-23-KQED-1536x1031.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-23-KQED-1920x1288.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Department of Public Works crews begin their work on Leavenworth Street as unhoused people prepare to relocate from the area. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000342\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000342\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-21-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-21-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-21-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-21-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-21-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-21-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-21-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jay Paulino offers bagels to unhoused people on Leavenworth Street. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000341\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000341\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-6-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-6-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-6-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-6-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-6-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-6-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-6-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Department of Public Works crewmember clears Leavenworth Street. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As the DPW teams move up Leavenworth Street between Eddy and Ellis streets, an unhoused resident named Jasmine is asked to pack her belongings and clear the area. The sweep team power washes the sidewalks where the people had been.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000574\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000574\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_EncampmentSweep_GC-29_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_EncampmentSweep_GC-29_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_EncampmentSweep_GC-29_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_EncampmentSweep_GC-29_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_EncampmentSweep_GC-29_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_EncampmentSweep_GC-29_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_EncampmentSweep_GC-29_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Department of Public Works crew members ask Jasmine to relocate from Leavenworth Street. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000345\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000345\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-40-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-40-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-40-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-40-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-40-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-40-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-40-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Department of Public Works crew member power washes the sidewalk. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>August 9, South of Market Neighborhood\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Crews sweep encampments on Merlin Street, near the intersection of Harrison and 5th streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you don’t know your rights, you’re stuck in this wave,” says Tracey Luz, a Bay Area native who was forced to move.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label='More Photo Stories' tag='photography']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the morning, Luz packs her clothes and blankets into a cart and walks with her dog around the corner from where she had been sleeping on Merlin Street, where she’s lived on and off for nearly a year. She says city crews used to clear the area once every six months or so, but it’s happened multiple times in the last couple of weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city notified Luz on August 5 that crews would be clearing the street on August 9, she said. When they arrive, she accepts an offer for shelter for the day. But she doesn’t know where she will go after that, saying the shuffle around had been “disconcerting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some people lose almost everything. They might fall asleep or they are gone and come back and everything is gone,” Luz says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000348\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-11-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-11-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-11-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-11-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-11-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-11-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-11-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tracey Luz with her 7-month-old puppy Scooby on Merlin Street. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000687\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000687\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"2547\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-2.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-2-800x815.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-2-1020x1039.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-2-160x163.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-2-1508x1536.jpg 1508w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-2-2010x2048.jpg 2010w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-2-1920x1956.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Department of Public Works crews clear encampments from Merlin Street. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the nearby Embarcadero Neighborhood, James Harris was told he needed to leave an F-train stop where he’d been staying. Harris, an army veteran, has lived in San Francisco for 33 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000351\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000351\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-41-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-41-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-41-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-41-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-41-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-41-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-41-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Fire Dept. Incident Commander Leslie Fong speaks with James Harris. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000350\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000350\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-38-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1358\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-38-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-38-KQED-800x543.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-38-KQED-1020x693.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-38-KQED-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-38-KQED-1536x1043.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-38-KQED-1920x1304.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Harris packs his things to relocate his encampment. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>August 9, South of Market Neighborhood\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Crews sweep encampments on 6th Street, between Howard and Minna streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seeing the sweep team arrive and begin their work, Gary Lai begins folding and packing his belongings. He says he and his dog Creed are headed “westward,” as far as he can go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lai says his father is from Hawaii and he wishes he could go there. Lai says he’s been on the street in the area for 5 years but has only been staying where the sweep will take place for the past 24 hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000354\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000354\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-01-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-01-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gary Lai carefully folds a blanket while packing up his encampment. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000380\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000380\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-06.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-06-800x277.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-06-1020x353.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-06-160x55.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-06-1536x532.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-06-2048x709.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-06-1920x665.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lai and his dog Creed relocate their encampment to outside the sweep area. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As others prepare their things to relocate, Incident Commander Leslie Fong with the San Francisco Fire Department approaches several unhoused people within the sweep area to inform them that city officials are on the scene offering services including housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000355\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000355\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Incident Commander Leslie Fong speaks with unhoused people in the sweep area. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000358\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000358\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Department of Public Works teams clear trash from the corner of 6th and Natoma streets. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“You’d be surprised how quickly your shoes get holes in them,” says Erin Henry as she laces up a pair of shoes on Minna and 6th streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Henry and her partner Michael Johnson are packing away their tent and getting ready to relocate as the sweep moves up 6th Street towards their encampment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson says that the last time the area was swept he was away from his things and his good wagon was taken, making it harder to move this time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the sweep approaches, Henry and Johnson relocate their things across 6th Street. to Natoma Street a block that has just been cleared.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000356\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000356\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-07-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-07-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-07-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-07-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-07-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-07-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-07-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erin Henry laces up a pair of shoes after wearing her old pair through. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000381\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000381\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-07.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-07-800x277.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-07-1020x353.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-07-160x55.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-07-1536x532.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-07-2048x709.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-07-1920x665.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Henry and Johnson pack up and relocate their encampment to a block that has just been cleared. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>August 14, Produce Market Neighborhood\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Crews sweep an area underneath the Highway 101 onramp near Cesar Chavez Street, known as The Hairball.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shortly before 8 a.m., Salomon Bello Molina is approached by a member of the Encampment Resolution Team known as ERT. The ERT is an initiative by the city’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to provide services for unhoused people, including shelter placement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As he packs his belongings, Molina is advised about temporary housing options available to him, but he ultimately declines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000359\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000359\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-06-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-06-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-06-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-06-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-06-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-06-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-06-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Encampment Resolution Team member speaks with Molina about temporary housing. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000384\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000384\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-10.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-10-800x277.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-10-1020x353.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-10-160x55.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-10-1536x532.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-10-2048x709.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-10-1920x665.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Molina pets his dog Melvin, who has been his companion for seven years. Right: An Encampment Resolution Team member speaks with Molina about housing options with dogs. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Molina, 52, came to San Francisco 10 years ago with hopes of supporting his children and mother in Mexico. However, two years after his arrival, he became addicted to drugs and has been unhoused ever since.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I came here to work, but I got lost in drugs – I relapsed,” he says. “That addiction is so powerful, you can’t have anything; you sell your things, you lose your principles.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000360\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000360\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-45-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-45-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-45-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-45-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-45-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-45-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-45-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Public Works employees clear debris left under Highway 101 near Cesar Chavez Street. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000382\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000382\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-08.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-08-800x277.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-08-1020x353.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-08-160x55.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-08-1536x532.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-08-2048x709.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-08-1920x665.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Public Works employees carry wood from a housing structure to a nearby trash truck. Right: Molina moves a cart of his belongings, including a lamp he hopes to trade for food. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Molina describes the encampment sweeps as overwhelming, and during this sweep, he abandoned most of his belongings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The city shows up – the police, the cleaning crew – and they all want my attention. I can’t give them all my attention. It’s chaos,” he says, adding that the experience gives him “stage fright.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When he leaves, Molina takes only a few small carts filled with food, clothes, a bike he plans to sell and a pair of table lamps he hopes to trade for food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000361\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000361\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-59-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-59-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-59-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-59-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-59-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-59-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-59-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Molina and a friend watch as Public Works employees clean a bicycle path where Molina moved his belongings, just a few hundred feet from where he had been living. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000383\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000383\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-09.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-09-800x277.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-09-1020x353.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-09-160x55.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-09-1536x532.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-09-2048x709.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-09-1920x665.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Molina holds his dog, Melvin. Right: Public Works employees clean around Molina’s belongings and allow him to remain. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When asked about the kind of support he ideally wants, Molina says he would appreciate a decent job and a quiet place to clean up and keep his dog – a small room with a bathroom, kitchen and refrigerator.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000362\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000362\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-64-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-64-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-64-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-64-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-64-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-64-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-64-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The area where Molina lived is cleared of debris and items left behind. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Although he was offered a motel room in the past, he turned it down, citing concerns about neighbors, bedbugs and fleas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With a decent job, I can stop bothering people here. I can leave. But right now, I have nothing,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Vanessa Rancano contributed to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__dropcapShortcode__dropcap\">S\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>an Francisco officials are ramping up citations and sweeps of unhoused people sleeping on the city’s streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The escalation in enforcement comes as Mayor London Breed \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11998871/the-rhetoric-is-amplified-sf-homeless-sweeps-a-focal-point-of-mayors-race\">faces a tight reelection this November\u003c/a> and increasing pressure from opponents saying the city hasn’t done enough to solve the problem. In July, she \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11996234/sf-mayor-says-very-aggressive-encampment-sweeps-will-start-in-august\">vowed to more aggressively clear encampments beginning in August\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mayor’s crackdown follows the recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/homelessness-grants-pass-ruling-19484767.php\">U.S. Supreme Court ruling\u003c/a> making it easier for cities to cite or even arrest unhoused people for sleeping on public property whether or not any alternative shelter is available. She has directed San Francisco city crews made up of police, emergency responders, social outreach workers and street cleaning workers to clear tent encampments throughout the city twice a day. Since the sweeps began, a federal judge \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11999041/san-francisco-workers-clearing-homeless-encampments-need-better-training-judge-rules\">ruled the city must better train its workers\u003c/a> on how to handle unhoused people’s belongings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city has increased shelter capacity by more than 60% since 2018 and has added more housing units for formerly unhoused people, according to the mayor’s office. But San Francisco still \u003ca href=\"https://hsh.sfgov.org/services/how-to-get-services/accessing-temporary-shelter/adult-temporary-shelter/shelter-reservation-waitlist/\">lacks enough temporary shelter\u003c/a> and permanent homes for people to move into off the street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED’s photo team spent a series of days over the past two weeks documenting the sweeps and speaking with the people impacted by them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>August 1, Showplace Square Neighborhood\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>City crews sweep encampments on Division Street, from Vermont Street to 9th Street, and on Alameda Street from San Bruno Ave. to Potrero Ave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At 7:45 a.m. Alex Vallardo packs up his camp from under the I-80/Highway101 freeway interchange to avoid losing them to the city’s encampment sweep teams. Vallardo says he plans on staying in the same general part of San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11998743\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11998743\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-03-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-03-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Vallardo ties his belongings to a wagon as he prepares to relocate before the sweep team arrives. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The sweep begins and a team from the San Francisco Department of Public works clears out a handful of unoccupied encampments and power washes the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000640\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12000640 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"2547\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-01.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-01-800x815.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-01-1020x1039.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-01-160x163.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-01-1508x1536.jpg 1508w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-01-2010x2048.jpg 2010w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-01-1920x1956.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers with the Department of Public Works examine and break down the contents of an unoccupied tent and load it into trucks headed for the dump. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11998575\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11998575\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-06-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-06-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-06-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-06-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A worker with the Department of Public Works rakes a sidewalk in Showplace Square. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11998580\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11998580\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-16-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-16-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-16-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">After clearing an encampment, a worker with the Department of Public Works sprays disinfectant and power washes the area. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>By 10:50 a.m. the sweep is over in the area and Alex Vallardo returns to the same location where he’d been that morning. He says he’d like to go home to Mexico but can’t afford to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000326\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000326\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-17-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-17-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-17-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-17-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-17-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-17-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-17-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Vallardo reassembles his encampment following the sweep. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>August 8, Bayview Neighborhood\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>City crews sweep encampments on McKinnon Ave., from Selby Street to Toland Street, and on Toland Street from McKinnon Ave. to Jerrold Ave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ronnie Haggard pushes an overloaded cart up Selby Street away from McKinnon Street, where the city’s sweep will begin at 8 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Haggard and Ariel Young are relocating their camp and their four puppies two blocks from where they had been.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We moved from one spot to another just until they’re finished doing what they’re doing,” says Haggard. “Then we’ll move back to where we was.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000328\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000328\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-02-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-02-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-02-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ronnie Haggard pushes a cartload of belongings up Selby Street. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000376\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000376\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-02.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-02-800x277.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-02-1020x353.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-02-160x55.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-02-1536x532.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-02-2048x709.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-02-1920x665.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Haggard pushes another cartload of belongings up Selby Street. It took multiple trips to relocate his and Ariel Young’s encampment. Right: Haggard and Young’s puppies in their new encampment. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000329\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000329\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ariel Young cleans out a pen for her puppies at the new encampment. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On McKinnon Ave., a man known as MacGyver goes through his belongings deciding what to take with him and what he’ll have to leave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like several residents of the area, he’s not in a tent but has built a shelter out of wooden pallets. When he leaves, MacGyver is forced to leave the pallets behind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000330\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000330\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-08-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-08-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-08-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">MacGyver breaks down his encampment. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000331\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000331\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">MacGyver relocates the belongings he’s able to move in a shopping cart. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As the sweep team works its way up at McKinnon Ave., nearby residents Suyen and José Zapatano desperately try to relocate the RV where they live with their 11-year-old son.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The battery is dead and they say they’ve been trying to replace it since the night prior.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As José calls out of work for the day to address the situation, a mechanic friend tries to install a new battery in the RV. DPW tells the Zapatanos that they have until 9 a.m. to move their vehicle or it will be towed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000332\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000332\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-13-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-13-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-13-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-13-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">José Zapatano (left) calls out of work in order to try to relocate his family’s RV. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000333\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-14-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-14-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-14-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-14-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-14-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-14-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-14-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suyen Zapatano hugs her son not knowing if they will be able to relocate their RV or if it will be towed. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The replacement battery doesn’t work – but by strapping the RV to his car, their friend is able to tow the RV one block over and out of the sweep zone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nobody would choose to live like this”, says Suyen. She says the family would like to find an apartment to live in but can’t because they don’t have credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000334\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-15-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-15-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-15-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-15-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-15-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-15-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-15-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">José Zapatano and a friend strap the RV to the back of the friend’s car. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000335\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-16-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-16-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-16-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Zapatanos’ RV is towed by a friend one block over and out of the sweep area. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The sweep moves up McKinnon Ave. and around the corner on Tolland Ave., alongside the perimeter of a large Amazon facility with crews filling the backs of pickup trucks with trash and discarded belongings to be taken to the dump. A front-end loader is used to demolish larger encampments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000377\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000377\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-03.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-03-800x277.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-03-1020x353.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-03-160x55.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-03-1536x532.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-03-2048x709.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-03-1920x665.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crews with the Department of Public Works dispose of the contents of encampments along McKinnon Ave. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000337\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000337\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-18-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-18-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-18-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-18-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-18-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-18-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-18-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Department of Public Works crew uses a front-end loader to scrape an encampment along Tolland Ave. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After leaving her encampment briefly to relocate a shopping cart full of belongings, a resident of McKinnon Ave. is blocked by San Francisco police officers from returning to gather the remainder of her possessions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000338\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000338\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-21-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-21-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-21-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-21-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-21-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-21-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-21-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Police bar a resident of McKinnon Ave. from returning to her encampment. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gilbert Cayago says he’s been living in an RV along Tolland Ave. for three years. It’s ironic, he says, that after supporting neighbors in repairing their vehicles for years, he’s now unable to start his own and will have to surrender it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cayago says he’s learned to smile through the pain and jokes with the SFPD officers on the scene. He accepts an offer from the city for placement in housing services and leaves Tolland Ave. after selecting a few prize possessions to take with him, including his guitar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000339\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000339\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-23-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-23-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-23-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-23-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-23-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-23-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240808-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-23-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gilbert Cayago speaks with police officers after he is unable to relocate his RV from Tolland Ave. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000378\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000378\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-04.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-04-800x277.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-04-1020x353.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-04-160x55.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-04-1536x532.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-04-2048x709.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-04-1920x665.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Cayago’s RV is towed. Right: Cayago departs Tolland Ave. for city-provided housing. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>August 8, Tenderloin Neighborhood\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Crews sweep encampments on Leavenworth Street, between Turk and Eddy streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the afternoon sweep begins, unhoused people in the area begin packing up their things.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alongside the city’s sweep team, Jay Paulino, a youth reporter at POOR Magazine, is on the scene handing out bagels to unhoused people in the area, and live streaming video documenting the sweeps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000343\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000343\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-23-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1342\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-23-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-23-KQED-800x537.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-23-KQED-1020x684.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-23-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-23-KQED-1536x1031.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-23-KQED-1920x1288.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Department of Public Works crews begin their work on Leavenworth Street as unhoused people prepare to relocate from the area. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000342\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000342\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-21-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-21-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-21-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-21-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-21-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-21-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-21-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jay Paulino offers bagels to unhoused people on Leavenworth Street. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000341\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000341\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-6-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-6-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-6-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-6-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-6-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-6-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-6-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Department of Public Works crewmember clears Leavenworth Street. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As the DPW teams move up Leavenworth Street between Eddy and Ellis streets, an unhoused resident named Jasmine is asked to pack her belongings and clear the area. The sweep team power washes the sidewalks where the people had been.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000574\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000574\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_EncampmentSweep_GC-29_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_EncampmentSweep_GC-29_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_EncampmentSweep_GC-29_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_EncampmentSweep_GC-29_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_EncampmentSweep_GC-29_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_EncampmentSweep_GC-29_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_EncampmentSweep_GC-29_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Department of Public Works crew members ask Jasmine to relocate from Leavenworth Street. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000345\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000345\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-40-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-40-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-40-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-40-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-40-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-40-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240808_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-40-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Department of Public Works crew member power washes the sidewalk. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>August 9, South of Market Neighborhood\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Crews sweep encampments on Merlin Street, near the intersection of Harrison and 5th streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you don’t know your rights, you’re stuck in this wave,” says Tracey Luz, a Bay Area native who was forced to move.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the morning, Luz packs her clothes and blankets into a cart and walks with her dog around the corner from where she had been sleeping on Merlin Street, where she’s lived on and off for nearly a year. She says city crews used to clear the area once every six months or so, but it’s happened multiple times in the last couple of weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city notified Luz on August 5 that crews would be clearing the street on August 9, she said. When they arrive, she accepts an offer for shelter for the day. But she doesn’t know where she will go after that, saying the shuffle around had been “disconcerting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some people lose almost everything. They might fall asleep or they are gone and come back and everything is gone,” Luz says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000348\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-11-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-11-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-11-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-11-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-11-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-11-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-11-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tracey Luz with her 7-month-old puppy Scooby on Merlin Street. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000687\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000687\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"2547\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-2.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-2-800x815.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-2-1020x1039.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-2-160x163.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-2-1508x1536.jpg 1508w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-2-2010x2048.jpg 2010w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-TRIPTYCH-2-1920x1956.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Department of Public Works crews clear encampments from Merlin Street. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the nearby Embarcadero Neighborhood, James Harris was told he needed to leave an F-train stop where he’d been staying. Harris, an army veteran, has lived in San Francisco for 33 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000351\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000351\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-41-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-41-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-41-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-41-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-41-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-41-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-41-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Fire Dept. Incident Commander Leslie Fong speaks with James Harris. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000350\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000350\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-38-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1358\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-38-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-38-KQED-800x543.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-38-KQED-1020x693.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-38-KQED-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-38-KQED-1536x1043.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240809_ENCAMPMENTSWEEP_GC-38-KQED-1920x1304.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Harris packs his things to relocate his encampment. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>August 9, South of Market Neighborhood\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Crews sweep encampments on 6th Street, between Howard and Minna streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seeing the sweep team arrive and begin their work, Gary Lai begins folding and packing his belongings. He says he and his dog Creed are headed “westward,” as far as he can go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lai says his father is from Hawaii and he wishes he could go there. Lai says he’s been on the street in the area for 5 years but has only been staying where the sweep will take place for the past 24 hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000354\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000354\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-01-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-01-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gary Lai carefully folds a blanket while packing up his encampment. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000380\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000380\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-06.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-06-800x277.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-06-1020x353.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-06-160x55.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-06-1536x532.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-06-2048x709.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-06-1920x665.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lai and his dog Creed relocate their encampment to outside the sweep area. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As others prepare their things to relocate, Incident Commander Leslie Fong with the San Francisco Fire Department approaches several unhoused people within the sweep area to inform them that city officials are on the scene offering services including housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000355\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000355\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-04-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Incident Commander Leslie Fong speaks with unhoused people in the sweep area. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000358\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000358\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-12-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Department of Public Works teams clear trash from the corner of 6th and Natoma streets. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“You’d be surprised how quickly your shoes get holes in them,” says Erin Henry as she laces up a pair of shoes on Minna and 6th streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Henry and her partner Michael Johnson are packing away their tent and getting ready to relocate as the sweep moves up 6th Street towards their encampment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson says that the last time the area was swept he was away from his things and his good wagon was taken, making it harder to move this time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the sweep approaches, Henry and Johnson relocate their things across 6th Street. to Natoma Street a block that has just been cleared.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000356\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000356\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-07-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-07-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-07-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-07-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-07-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-07-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-07-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erin Henry laces up a pair of shoes after wearing her old pair through. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000381\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000381\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-07.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-07-800x277.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-07-1020x353.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-07-160x55.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-07-1536x532.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-07-2048x709.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-07-1920x665.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Henry and Johnson pack up and relocate their encampment to a block that has just been cleared. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>August 14, Produce Market Neighborhood\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Crews sweep an area underneath the Highway 101 onramp near Cesar Chavez Street, known as The Hairball.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shortly before 8 a.m., Salomon Bello Molina is approached by a member of the Encampment Resolution Team known as ERT. The ERT is an initiative by the city’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to provide services for unhoused people, including shelter placement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As he packs his belongings, Molina is advised about temporary housing options available to him, but he ultimately declines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000359\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000359\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-06-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-06-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-06-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-06-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-06-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-06-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-06-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Encampment Resolution Team member speaks with Molina about temporary housing. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000384\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000384\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-10.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-10-800x277.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-10-1020x353.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-10-160x55.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-10-1536x532.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-10-2048x709.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-10-1920x665.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Molina pets his dog Melvin, who has been his companion for seven years. Right: An Encampment Resolution Team member speaks with Molina about housing options with dogs. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Molina, 52, came to San Francisco 10 years ago with hopes of supporting his children and mother in Mexico. However, two years after his arrival, he became addicted to drugs and has been unhoused ever since.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I came here to work, but I got lost in drugs – I relapsed,” he says. “That addiction is so powerful, you can’t have anything; you sell your things, you lose your principles.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000360\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000360\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-45-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-45-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-45-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-45-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-45-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-45-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-45-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Public Works employees clear debris left under Highway 101 near Cesar Chavez Street. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000382\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000382\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-08.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-08-800x277.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-08-1020x353.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-08-160x55.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-08-1536x532.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-08-2048x709.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-08-1920x665.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Public Works employees carry wood from a housing structure to a nearby trash truck. Right: Molina moves a cart of his belongings, including a lamp he hopes to trade for food. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Molina describes the encampment sweeps as overwhelming, and during this sweep, he abandoned most of his belongings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The city shows up – the police, the cleaning crew – and they all want my attention. I can’t give them all my attention. It’s chaos,” he says, adding that the experience gives him “stage fright.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When he leaves, Molina takes only a few small carts filled with food, clothes, a bike he plans to sell and a pair of table lamps he hopes to trade for food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000361\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000361\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-59-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-59-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-59-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-59-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-59-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-59-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-59-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Molina and a friend watch as Public Works employees clean a bicycle path where Molina moved his belongings, just a few hundred feet from where he had been living. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000383\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000383\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-09.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-09-800x277.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-09-1020x353.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-09-160x55.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-09-1536x532.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-09-2048x709.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-DIPTYCH-09-1920x665.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Molina holds his dog, Melvin. Right: Public Works employees clean around Molina’s belongings and allow him to remain. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When asked about the kind of support he ideally wants, Molina says he would appreciate a decent job and a quiet place to clean up and keep his dog – a small room with a bathroom, kitchen and refrigerator.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000362\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000362\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-64-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-64-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-64-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-64-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-64-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-64-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240814-ENCAMPMENTSWEEP-64-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The area where Molina lived is cleared of debris and items left behind. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Although he was offered a motel room in the past, he turned it down, citing concerns about neighbors, bedbugs and fleas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With a decent job, I can stop bothering people here. I can leave. But right now, I have nothing,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Vanessa Rancano contributed to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>A pair of ceiling fans spun lazily inside the jam-packed hangar as the sun blazed down on thousands of supporters outside. As the crowd of 15,000 — the largest of the 2024 Democratic presidential campaign — waited for Vice President Kamala Harris, some began to faint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That didn’t stop the supporters from bursting into waves of deafening cheers that lasted two minutes as Harris took the stage. It was what her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, called a “warm Midwestern welcome.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“OK, come on, we’ve got business to handle,” she finally said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rally outside Detroit on Wednesday afternoon marked the third stop on a five-day, cross-country tour to woo voters in battleground states, which began\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>in Pennsylvania when \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/tag/kamala-harris/\">Harris\u003c/a> introduced Walz as her vice presidential pick. The duo plans events in North Carolina and Georgia before rallies tonight in Arizona and Saturday in Nevada, and they plan to close out the week in California with a \u003ca href=\"https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/kamala-harris-tim-walz-to-host-fundraiser-in-san-francisco-at-glitzy-downtown-hotel/ar-AA1ou3gL?ocid=BingNewsSerp\">high-dollar San Francisco fundraiser\u003c/a> on Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Harris campaign has jolted the Democratic base in the three weeks since President Joe Biden dropped out and endorsed her, bringing in \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/elections/2024/07/kamala-harris-donald-trump-campaign-money-california/\">record amounts of money\u003c/a> and drawing massive audiences.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although California has sent three Republicans to the White House, it has never produced a Democratic president. Several tried — including former Gov. Jerry Brown, whom critics nicknamed “Governor Moonbeam,” and Harris herself in 2019. Some political strategists blame the sorry track record \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/07/25/california-long-a-conservative-foil-is-a-likely-trump-target-with-kamala-harris-as-rival/\">in part on the Golden State’s liberal image\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Can Harris finally break through in 2024?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To reach the White House, she may need to \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2020/08/kamala-harris-trump-california-san-francisco/\">overcome any California-ness qualms\u003c/a> and must aggressively defend her California record against intense attacks from former President Donald Trump’s campaign. \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/1821623285605384623\">In a new one-minute ad\u003c/a> released Thursday, Harris leaned heavily into her Oakland upbringing and her California prosecutor career. She also agreed to the first debate with Trump on Sept. 10.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris’ California roots are already under attack. Labeling her as a “California radical” and “\u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/07/25/california-long-a-conservative-foil-is-a-likely-trump-target-with-kamala-harris-as-rival/\">San Francisco liberal\u003c/a>,” Republicans have hammered her stances, particularly on crime and immigration. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, the GOP nominee for vice president, is trailing Harris’ travels this week and holding press events to criticize her. Trump \u003ca href=\"https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-looking-to-reassert-himself-in-2024-race-dares-harris-on-debates-and-interviews/ar-AA1otMdJ?ocid=BingNewsSerp\">told reporters at Mar-a-Lago\u003c/a> on Thursday: “She destroyed the state of California along with Gov. Gavin Newscum,” he said, using his pejorative for Newsom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris has \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/30/politics/harris-shifts-policy-stances/index.html\">backed away\u003c/a> from some of her more liberal campaign promises from 2019 and no longer supports a fracking ban or a single-payer health care system. But she must also navigate \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/05/kamala-harris-progressive-left-pressure-00172535\">criticism from progressive Democrats\u003c/a>, who want her to go further than Biden on abortion and climate policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her California ties have given some undecided voters pause, but those connections are likely not the deciding factor, according to 20 voters, consultants, officials and political experts interviewed by CalMatters in some of Michigan and Arizona’s most purple districts. And some voters and experts argued that Walz’s Midwestern roots could help balance the ticket.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People will understand through the Walz lens that Kamala, it doesn’t matter where she’s from geographically,” said Democrat Carl Marlinga, who is running for Congress in Michigan’s competitive Macomb County. “Maybe she says things a little differently, but she wouldn’t have picked a guy like us if she didn’t want to connect with people like us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11999708\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1568px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11999708\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/michaeltaylor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1568\" height=\"1045\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/michaeltaylor.jpg 1568w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/michaeltaylor-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/michaeltaylor-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/michaeltaylor-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/michaeltaylor-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1568px) 100vw, 1568px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Taylor, mayor of Sterling Heights, outside his office at City Hall in Sterling Heights, Michigan, on Aug. 6, 2024. \u003ccite>(Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Growing up Republican in Michigan, Michael Taylor knows well a common Midwestern conservative sentiment toward California: His mother often told him the state is a “hellscape” detached from the rest of America, with rampant crime, illegal migrants and unfettered homelessness — even though he said he disagrees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a lot of … media portrayal that the West Coast liberals are just out of touch and don’t really know what’s going on in the heartland,” said Taylor, mayor of Sterling Heights since 2014.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His blue-collar city of 132,000 is home to \u003ca href=\"https://sterlingheights.gov/1516/Automotive-Advanced-Manufacturing#:~:text=Sterling%20Heights%20is%20home%20to,and%20the%20Ford%20Axle%20Plant.\">four automotive assembly plants\u003c/a>. Thursday, Harris spoke at a Detroit rally hosted by the United Auto Workers, which \u003ca href=\"https://uaw.org/uaw-endorses-kamala-harris-for-president-ahead-of-mass-rally-in-detroit/\">endorsed her last week\u003c/a>, citing her “proven track record of delivering for the working class.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sterling Heights is in Macomb County, the quintessential swing county where disillusioned Democrats ditched their party for Republican President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. The county went for Democrat Barack Obama twice before favoring Trump in 2016 and 2020. Taylor, who now identifies with neither major party, supported Trump in 2016 but voted for \u003ca href=\"https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2020/03/11/sterling-heights-mayor-michael-taylor-joe-biden-primary/5021236002/\">Biden in 2020\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California is perceived as elitist and progressive and seems distant to a lot of Macomb County voters, sometimes even himself, Taylor said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I sense that from talking to Republicans. There’s this conflict between the real America and the America of the little blue islands along the coasts,” he said. “When you talk to some people, they almost act like California is a different country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s true for Republican Cheryl Costantino, a teacher in Macomb County’s Shelby Township: “To us, California is like its own weird, liberal place where people poop on the sidewalks and live in tents.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McClellan Grote, a registered independent and nuclear engineer from Gilbert, Arizona, hesitates to vote for Harris. Although he supported Trump twice and still favors his policies, Grote said he must vote against Trump’s vitriol. But he’s reluctant to support Harris, partly due to the liberal image of California and Newsom, who Grote also calls “Newscum.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That perception represents a “key vulnerability” that Harris must overcome to win moderate voters, said Matt Grossmann, a political science professor at Michigan State University. Historically, Black and female candidates are considered more liberal than white men, he said, and Harris’ history representing a largely Democratic state, particularly in the U.S. Senate, may cement that impression.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republicans are hoping to cash in on that exact sentiment. In a National Republican Senatorial Committee memo, executive director Jason Thielman deemed Harris a “\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/rbeggin/status/1815469097045692658/photo/1\">radical” from San Francisco\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While it’s too soon to tell if those attacks have dented her support, Grossmann noted that down-ballot Democrats in swing states \u003ca href=\"https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-06-27/is-nancy-pelosi-worth-the-trouble\">have suffered\u003c/a> in previous elections\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>when tied to \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/17/nancy-pelosi-democrats-california\">former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco\u003c/a>. “That gives (us) a reason to expect that the same attacks would be successful against Harris,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The person who may help counter those critiques is Walz, whom Democrats are counting on to help connect with Midwesterners with his rural roots and his background as a gun owner, hunter, public school teacher and veteran. The Trump campaign, on other hand, \u003ca href=\"https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-campaign-blasts-tim-walz-as-west-coast-wannabe/ar-AA1olntU?ocid=BingNewsSerp\">quickly tried to paint Walz\u003c/a> in an emailed statement as a “West Coast wannabe” who wants to spread “California’s dangerously liberal agenda.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Walz is “a perfect description of a Democrat who could win in Macomb County,” said Marlinga, a self-described moderate Democrat who lost by a razor-thin margin to Republican U.S. Rep. John James in 2022 and is set for a rematch this November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marlinga called the Minnesota governor a “positive populist” who is easy-going and approachable. Walz called Trump and Vance “weird,” just like an “ordinary guy … sitting down for dinner at a deli somewhere” would, Marlinga said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11999713\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11999713\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/GettyImages-2165424783.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/GettyImages-2165424783.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/GettyImages-2165424783-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/GettyImages-2165424783-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/GettyImages-2165424783-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/GettyImages-2165424783-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photographs of Democratic U.S. Presidents are visible behind Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as they arrive at a campaign rally at United Auto Workers Local 900 on Aug. 8, 2024, in Wayne, Michigan. Kamala Harris and her newly selected running mate, Tim Walz, are campaigning across the country this week. \u003ccite>(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We like conservation, we like sports, we like fishing, we like hunting,” he said. “We’re not like the Democrats in New York and California because we’re not here to grab your guns and to change your life and to preach to you about things.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Republican attacks on Harris, her record on crime is coming under intense scrutiny, as she leans into her prosecutor background in contrast with Trump — a \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-deliberations-jury-testimony-verdict-85558c6d08efb434d05b694364470aa0\">convicted felon\u003c/a> who was found in a separate civil case to have sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She prosecuted sex predators. He is one,” an ad for Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republicans are portraying Harris as a soft-on-crime prosecutor from California, especially as San Francisco is \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2024/04/california-crime-oakland-san-francisco-businesses-residents/\">now under the national spotlight for its homelessness crisis and retail theft\u003c/a> — so much so that even its Democratic mayor, London Breed, is backing a statewide \u003ca href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2024/prop36-110524.pdf\">November ballot measure\u003c/a> to enhance penalties on petty crimes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump campaign is trying to associate Harris with previous California ballot measures that \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/29/kamala-harris-california-criminal-justice-00171490\">reduced penalties for petty crimes\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-ff-harris-office-prop-47-gun-toll-20141104-story.html\">granted earlier releases to nonviolent offenders\u003c/a>. Voters approved those measures during her tenure as the state attorney general, even though she remained neutral on them, and her record on crime is \u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/kamala-harris-crime-views-policies-e457aefb\">more nuanced\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The attack resonates with some Michigan Republicans, including Robert Wojtowicz, who is running for a \u003ca href=\"https://www.jsonline.com/elections/results/race/2022-11-08-state_house-MI-23881/\">competitive state House seat\u003c/a> in Macomb County.[aside label=\"Related Stories\" tag=\"kamala-harris\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While courting voters at a Clinton Township polling station on Tuesday, Wojtowicz associated Harris with California’s recent increases in some\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2024/04/california-crime-oakland-san-francisco-businesses-residents/\"> violent and property crimes\u003c/a>, even though she left to serve in the U.S. Senate in 2017. He argued the state’s prosecutors “are not prosecuting … serious crimes,” echoing California conservatives who are advocating for tougher penalties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Costantino, the Shelby Township teacher, noted that \u003ca href=\"https://www.axios.com/2024/08/03/kamala-harris-prosecutor-district-attorney-record\">the number of violent crimes in San Francisco rose\u003c/a> during Harris’ early years as district attorney. The city’s current struggle with crime is something Harris still should own, Costantino said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The fact that she’s from California should make her more sensitive to those issues, not less sensitive,” Costantino said. “Just because she goes to Washington doesn’t mean that she should be removed from them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, most of the Michigan voters interviewed by CalMatters spoke more about policies from her time as vice president, not while she served in California. While conservative voters blamed the Biden-Harris administration for increases in gas prices, illegal border crossings and national debt, Democrats celebrated her for advocating for abortion rights — \u003ca href=\"https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-proposal-3-supporting-abortion-rights-wins-big\">an issue\u003c/a> that turned out a historic number of Michigan voters in recent elections and \u003ca href=\"https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-women-score-big-poised-key-leadership-legislature\">helped flip the state Legislature blue\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And some Michigan voters — both Republicans and Democrats — said they did not know Harris for her time in the Golden State.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joe Koch is a 58-year-old electric operator and a self-described “Christian conservative” in \u003ca href=\"https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigans-political-geography-shifting-these-interactive-maps-show-how\">Clinton Township\u003c/a>, where Biden won by less than 1 percentage point in 2020 after Trump won it by 4 points in 2016. He called California a “mismanaged” state, blaming Newsom for the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2024/05/california-budget-deficit-newsom-may-proposal/\">budget deficit\u003c/a>. “He’s just a populist guy, good hair, but I don’t see him governing,” Koch said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Harris’ California roots are “secondary” compared to her policy stances, Koch said. “She could be from New Mexico or Washington,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tamela Washington, a 55-year-old Democratic voter, also does not associate Harris with California. She said she only began to notice Harris when she was in the U.S. Senate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It doesn’t matter whether she’s from California, Hawaii, Timbuktu. Doesn’t matter. It just blinds us from … what connects us and what keeps us wanting to make this country just better every day,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11999710\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1568px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11999710\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1568\" height=\"1045\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich.jpg 1568w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1568px) 100vw, 1568px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man in prayer at the American Muslim Center in Dearborn, Michigan, on Aug. 5, 2024. \u003ccite>( Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Among Michigan’s Arab community, Harris’ California roots fade even further into the background.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Boasting the \u003ca href=\"https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/09/26/census-data-shows-arab-american-population-in-dearborn-now-makes-up-majority-of-people-living-there/\">nation’s second-largest Middle Eastern population\u003c/a>, Michigan is home to Dearborn, the \u003ca href=\"https://alumni.umich.edu/education-gateway/a-brief-history-of-dearborn-michigan-the-first-arab-american-majority-city-in-the-us/\">first and the largest Arab-American majority\u003c/a> city in America. Democratic voters here, partly angered by Biden’s support for Israel in the Gaza war, \u003ca href=\"https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-2024-results-13-democrats-uncommitted-will-it-matter-biden\">overwhelmingly voted “uncommitted” over Biden\u003c/a> in the March primary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During Wednesday’s rally, a \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/bystellayu/status/1821339564327260598\">small group of pro-Palestinian student protesters\u003c/a> from the University of Michigan briefly interrupted \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/kelsientaggart/status/1821339127444369494\">Harris’ speech\u003c/a> before security escorted them out. They chanted: “Kamala Kamala you can’t hide, we won’t vote for genocide!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It seems that the number one driving factor in this race will be the Gaza issue. People are not looking at much else,” said Qarim Abdullah, an imam at the American Muslim Center in Dearborn since 2018. A sense of “betrayal” by Biden’s Gaza policies, he said, has driven some to vote for Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11999709\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1568px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11999709\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1568\" height=\"1045\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich2.jpg 1568w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1568px) 100vw, 1568px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Qarim Abdullah, an Imam at American Muslim Center, stands in the prayer room of the mosque in Dearborn, Michigan, on Aug. 5, 2024. \u003ccite>(Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And in Arizona — a traditionally-red Sun Belt state that Biden narrowly flipped in 2020 — Harris’ record on illegal immigration at the border will come into laser focus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Grand Canyon State’s border with Mexico makes immigration a top concern among its voters. The state’s GOP-led Legislature \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/controversial-immigration-measure-goes-arizona-ballots-biden-trump-rcna152226\">placed a controversial measure on the November ballot\u003c/a> that would allow state and local law enforcement to crack down on illegal border crossings, even though courts deem it a federal power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris — portrayed by Republicans as a liberal “border czar” lenient on illegal migrants — has gone on the offense, tapping into her background \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-talking-immigration-allies-think-political-advantage-rcna165211\">cracking down on transnational gang activities\u003c/a> as California’s attorney general.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In that job, I walked underground tunnels between the United States and Mexico,” she said at a rally in Atlanta. “I went after transnational gangs, drug cartels and human traffickers that came into our country illegally. I prosecuted them in case after case, and I won.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But on other issues, Harris’ California brand could prove to be an advantage, \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/explainers/abortion-in-california-laws/\">especially abortion\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Arizona Democrats hope \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/24/politics/kamala-harris-abortion-rights/index.html\">her outspokenness on abortion rights\u003c/a> — \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/arizona-abortion-ballot-petitions-83cb053919be342d7bbb60217129fe49\">another proposal that could also land on the state’s November ballot\u003c/a> — appeals to independent voters and disenfranchised Republicans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She’s always been an advocate for women’s health care, and she’s a woman. She gets us,” Patti O’Neil, chairperson of the Maricopa County Democratic Party, said of Harris.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris’ support for abortion rights won over Karla Grote, a developer in Gilbert and a former Republican who re-registered as an independent after becoming disillusioned with Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t hate her policies. I don’t hate her thought patterns. Well, she’s pro-choice! That’s a big one for me,” Karla Grote shouted while talking to her husband at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, waiting for a delayed flight back home to Arizona.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Anybody miss that?” McClellan Grote asked while rolling his eyes, drawing a few chuckles from passengers nearby.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>A pair of ceiling fans spun lazily inside the jam-packed hangar as the sun blazed down on thousands of supporters outside. As the crowd of 15,000 — the largest of the 2024 Democratic presidential campaign — waited for Vice President Kamala Harris, some began to faint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That didn’t stop the supporters from bursting into waves of deafening cheers that lasted two minutes as Harris took the stage. It was what her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, called a “warm Midwestern welcome.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“OK, come on, we’ve got business to handle,” she finally said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rally outside Detroit on Wednesday afternoon marked the third stop on a five-day, cross-country tour to woo voters in battleground states, which began\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>in Pennsylvania when \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/tag/kamala-harris/\">Harris\u003c/a> introduced Walz as her vice presidential pick. The duo plans events in North Carolina and Georgia before rallies tonight in Arizona and Saturday in Nevada, and they plan to close out the week in California with a \u003ca href=\"https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/kamala-harris-tim-walz-to-host-fundraiser-in-san-francisco-at-glitzy-downtown-hotel/ar-AA1ou3gL?ocid=BingNewsSerp\">high-dollar San Francisco fundraiser\u003c/a> on Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Harris campaign has jolted the Democratic base in the three weeks since President Joe Biden dropped out and endorsed her, bringing in \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/elections/2024/07/kamala-harris-donald-trump-campaign-money-california/\">record amounts of money\u003c/a> and drawing massive audiences.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although California has sent three Republicans to the White House, it has never produced a Democratic president. Several tried — including former Gov. Jerry Brown, whom critics nicknamed “Governor Moonbeam,” and Harris herself in 2019. Some political strategists blame the sorry track record \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/07/25/california-long-a-conservative-foil-is-a-likely-trump-target-with-kamala-harris-as-rival/\">in part on the Golden State’s liberal image\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Can Harris finally break through in 2024?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To reach the White House, she may need to \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2020/08/kamala-harris-trump-california-san-francisco/\">overcome any California-ness qualms\u003c/a> and must aggressively defend her California record against intense attacks from former President Donald Trump’s campaign. \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/1821623285605384623\">In a new one-minute ad\u003c/a> released Thursday, Harris leaned heavily into her Oakland upbringing and her California prosecutor career. She also agreed to the first debate with Trump on Sept. 10.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris’ California roots are already under attack. Labeling her as a “California radical” and “\u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/07/25/california-long-a-conservative-foil-is-a-likely-trump-target-with-kamala-harris-as-rival/\">San Francisco liberal\u003c/a>,” Republicans have hammered her stances, particularly on crime and immigration. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, the GOP nominee for vice president, is trailing Harris’ travels this week and holding press events to criticize her. Trump \u003ca href=\"https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-looking-to-reassert-himself-in-2024-race-dares-harris-on-debates-and-interviews/ar-AA1otMdJ?ocid=BingNewsSerp\">told reporters at Mar-a-Lago\u003c/a> on Thursday: “She destroyed the state of California along with Gov. Gavin Newscum,” he said, using his pejorative for Newsom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris has \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/30/politics/harris-shifts-policy-stances/index.html\">backed away\u003c/a> from some of her more liberal campaign promises from 2019 and no longer supports a fracking ban or a single-payer health care system. But she must also navigate \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/05/kamala-harris-progressive-left-pressure-00172535\">criticism from progressive Democrats\u003c/a>, who want her to go further than Biden on abortion and climate policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her California ties have given some undecided voters pause, but those connections are likely not the deciding factor, according to 20 voters, consultants, officials and political experts interviewed by CalMatters in some of Michigan and Arizona’s most purple districts. And some voters and experts argued that Walz’s Midwestern roots could help balance the ticket.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People will understand through the Walz lens that Kamala, it doesn’t matter where she’s from geographically,” said Democrat Carl Marlinga, who is running for Congress in Michigan’s competitive Macomb County. “Maybe she says things a little differently, but she wouldn’t have picked a guy like us if she didn’t want to connect with people like us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11999708\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1568px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11999708\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/michaeltaylor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1568\" height=\"1045\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/michaeltaylor.jpg 1568w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/michaeltaylor-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/michaeltaylor-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/michaeltaylor-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/michaeltaylor-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1568px) 100vw, 1568px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Taylor, mayor of Sterling Heights, outside his office at City Hall in Sterling Heights, Michigan, on Aug. 6, 2024. \u003ccite>(Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Growing up Republican in Michigan, Michael Taylor knows well a common Midwestern conservative sentiment toward California: His mother often told him the state is a “hellscape” detached from the rest of America, with rampant crime, illegal migrants and unfettered homelessness — even though he said he disagrees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a lot of … media portrayal that the West Coast liberals are just out of touch and don’t really know what’s going on in the heartland,” said Taylor, mayor of Sterling Heights since 2014.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His blue-collar city of 132,000 is home to \u003ca href=\"https://sterlingheights.gov/1516/Automotive-Advanced-Manufacturing#:~:text=Sterling%20Heights%20is%20home%20to,and%20the%20Ford%20Axle%20Plant.\">four automotive assembly plants\u003c/a>. Thursday, Harris spoke at a Detroit rally hosted by the United Auto Workers, which \u003ca href=\"https://uaw.org/uaw-endorses-kamala-harris-for-president-ahead-of-mass-rally-in-detroit/\">endorsed her last week\u003c/a>, citing her “proven track record of delivering for the working class.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sterling Heights is in Macomb County, the quintessential swing county where disillusioned Democrats ditched their party for Republican President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. The county went for Democrat Barack Obama twice before favoring Trump in 2016 and 2020. Taylor, who now identifies with neither major party, supported Trump in 2016 but voted for \u003ca href=\"https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2020/03/11/sterling-heights-mayor-michael-taylor-joe-biden-primary/5021236002/\">Biden in 2020\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California is perceived as elitist and progressive and seems distant to a lot of Macomb County voters, sometimes even himself, Taylor said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I sense that from talking to Republicans. There’s this conflict between the real America and the America of the little blue islands along the coasts,” he said. “When you talk to some people, they almost act like California is a different country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s true for Republican Cheryl Costantino, a teacher in Macomb County’s Shelby Township: “To us, California is like its own weird, liberal place where people poop on the sidewalks and live in tents.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McClellan Grote, a registered independent and nuclear engineer from Gilbert, Arizona, hesitates to vote for Harris. Although he supported Trump twice and still favors his policies, Grote said he must vote against Trump’s vitriol. But he’s reluctant to support Harris, partly due to the liberal image of California and Newsom, who Grote also calls “Newscum.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That perception represents a “key vulnerability” that Harris must overcome to win moderate voters, said Matt Grossmann, a political science professor at Michigan State University. Historically, Black and female candidates are considered more liberal than white men, he said, and Harris’ history representing a largely Democratic state, particularly in the U.S. Senate, may cement that impression.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republicans are hoping to cash in on that exact sentiment. In a National Republican Senatorial Committee memo, executive director Jason Thielman deemed Harris a “\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/rbeggin/status/1815469097045692658/photo/1\">radical” from San Francisco\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While it’s too soon to tell if those attacks have dented her support, Grossmann noted that down-ballot Democrats in swing states \u003ca href=\"https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-06-27/is-nancy-pelosi-worth-the-trouble\">have suffered\u003c/a> in previous elections\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>when tied to \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/17/nancy-pelosi-democrats-california\">former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco\u003c/a>. “That gives (us) a reason to expect that the same attacks would be successful against Harris,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The person who may help counter those critiques is Walz, whom Democrats are counting on to help connect with Midwesterners with his rural roots and his background as a gun owner, hunter, public school teacher and veteran. The Trump campaign, on other hand, \u003ca href=\"https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-campaign-blasts-tim-walz-as-west-coast-wannabe/ar-AA1olntU?ocid=BingNewsSerp\">quickly tried to paint Walz\u003c/a> in an emailed statement as a “West Coast wannabe” who wants to spread “California’s dangerously liberal agenda.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Walz is “a perfect description of a Democrat who could win in Macomb County,” said Marlinga, a self-described moderate Democrat who lost by a razor-thin margin to Republican U.S. Rep. John James in 2022 and is set for a rematch this November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marlinga called the Minnesota governor a “positive populist” who is easy-going and approachable. Walz called Trump and Vance “weird,” just like an “ordinary guy … sitting down for dinner at a deli somewhere” would, Marlinga said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11999713\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11999713\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/GettyImages-2165424783.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/GettyImages-2165424783.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/GettyImages-2165424783-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/GettyImages-2165424783-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/GettyImages-2165424783-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/GettyImages-2165424783-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photographs of Democratic U.S. Presidents are visible behind Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as they arrive at a campaign rally at United Auto Workers Local 900 on Aug. 8, 2024, in Wayne, Michigan. Kamala Harris and her newly selected running mate, Tim Walz, are campaigning across the country this week. \u003ccite>(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We like conservation, we like sports, we like fishing, we like hunting,” he said. “We’re not like the Democrats in New York and California because we’re not here to grab your guns and to change your life and to preach to you about things.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Republican attacks on Harris, her record on crime is coming under intense scrutiny, as she leans into her prosecutor background in contrast with Trump — a \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-deliberations-jury-testimony-verdict-85558c6d08efb434d05b694364470aa0\">convicted felon\u003c/a> who was found in a separate civil case to have sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She prosecuted sex predators. He is one,” an ad for Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republicans are portraying Harris as a soft-on-crime prosecutor from California, especially as San Francisco is \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2024/04/california-crime-oakland-san-francisco-businesses-residents/\">now under the national spotlight for its homelessness crisis and retail theft\u003c/a> — so much so that even its Democratic mayor, London Breed, is backing a statewide \u003ca href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2024/prop36-110524.pdf\">November ballot measure\u003c/a> to enhance penalties on petty crimes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump campaign is trying to associate Harris with previous California ballot measures that \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/29/kamala-harris-california-criminal-justice-00171490\">reduced penalties for petty crimes\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-ff-harris-office-prop-47-gun-toll-20141104-story.html\">granted earlier releases to nonviolent offenders\u003c/a>. Voters approved those measures during her tenure as the state attorney general, even though she remained neutral on them, and her record on crime is \u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/kamala-harris-crime-views-policies-e457aefb\">more nuanced\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The attack resonates with some Michigan Republicans, including Robert Wojtowicz, who is running for a \u003ca href=\"https://www.jsonline.com/elections/results/race/2022-11-08-state_house-MI-23881/\">competitive state House seat\u003c/a> in Macomb County.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While courting voters at a Clinton Township polling station on Tuesday, Wojtowicz associated Harris with California’s recent increases in some\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2024/04/california-crime-oakland-san-francisco-businesses-residents/\"> violent and property crimes\u003c/a>, even though she left to serve in the U.S. Senate in 2017. He argued the state’s prosecutors “are not prosecuting … serious crimes,” echoing California conservatives who are advocating for tougher penalties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Costantino, the Shelby Township teacher, noted that \u003ca href=\"https://www.axios.com/2024/08/03/kamala-harris-prosecutor-district-attorney-record\">the number of violent crimes in San Francisco rose\u003c/a> during Harris’ early years as district attorney. The city’s current struggle with crime is something Harris still should own, Costantino said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The fact that she’s from California should make her more sensitive to those issues, not less sensitive,” Costantino said. “Just because she goes to Washington doesn’t mean that she should be removed from them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, most of the Michigan voters interviewed by CalMatters spoke more about policies from her time as vice president, not while she served in California. While conservative voters blamed the Biden-Harris administration for increases in gas prices, illegal border crossings and national debt, Democrats celebrated her for advocating for abortion rights — \u003ca href=\"https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-proposal-3-supporting-abortion-rights-wins-big\">an issue\u003c/a> that turned out a historic number of Michigan voters in recent elections and \u003ca href=\"https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-women-score-big-poised-key-leadership-legislature\">helped flip the state Legislature blue\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And some Michigan voters — both Republicans and Democrats — said they did not know Harris for her time in the Golden State.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joe Koch is a 58-year-old electric operator and a self-described “Christian conservative” in \u003ca href=\"https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigans-political-geography-shifting-these-interactive-maps-show-how\">Clinton Township\u003c/a>, where Biden won by less than 1 percentage point in 2020 after Trump won it by 4 points in 2016. He called California a “mismanaged” state, blaming Newsom for the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2024/05/california-budget-deficit-newsom-may-proposal/\">budget deficit\u003c/a>. “He’s just a populist guy, good hair, but I don’t see him governing,” Koch said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Harris’ California roots are “secondary” compared to her policy stances, Koch said. “She could be from New Mexico or Washington,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tamela Washington, a 55-year-old Democratic voter, also does not associate Harris with California. She said she only began to notice Harris when she was in the U.S. Senate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It doesn’t matter whether she’s from California, Hawaii, Timbuktu. Doesn’t matter. It just blinds us from … what connects us and what keeps us wanting to make this country just better every day,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11999710\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1568px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11999710\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1568\" height=\"1045\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich.jpg 1568w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1568px) 100vw, 1568px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man in prayer at the American Muslim Center in Dearborn, Michigan, on Aug. 5, 2024. \u003ccite>( Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Among Michigan’s Arab community, Harris’ California roots fade even further into the background.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Boasting the \u003ca href=\"https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/09/26/census-data-shows-arab-american-population-in-dearborn-now-makes-up-majority-of-people-living-there/\">nation’s second-largest Middle Eastern population\u003c/a>, Michigan is home to Dearborn, the \u003ca href=\"https://alumni.umich.edu/education-gateway/a-brief-history-of-dearborn-michigan-the-first-arab-american-majority-city-in-the-us/\">first and the largest Arab-American majority\u003c/a> city in America. Democratic voters here, partly angered by Biden’s support for Israel in the Gaza war, \u003ca href=\"https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-2024-results-13-democrats-uncommitted-will-it-matter-biden\">overwhelmingly voted “uncommitted” over Biden\u003c/a> in the March primary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During Wednesday’s rally, a \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/bystellayu/status/1821339564327260598\">small group of pro-Palestinian student protesters\u003c/a> from the University of Michigan briefly interrupted \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/kelsientaggart/status/1821339127444369494\">Harris’ speech\u003c/a> before security escorted them out. They chanted: “Kamala Kamala you can’t hide, we won’t vote for genocide!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It seems that the number one driving factor in this race will be the Gaza issue. People are not looking at much else,” said Qarim Abdullah, an imam at the American Muslim Center in Dearborn since 2018. A sense of “betrayal” by Biden’s Gaza policies, he said, has driven some to vote for Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11999709\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1568px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11999709\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1568\" height=\"1045\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich2.jpg 1568w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/DearbornMich2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1568px) 100vw, 1568px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Qarim Abdullah, an Imam at American Muslim Center, stands in the prayer room of the mosque in Dearborn, Michigan, on Aug. 5, 2024. \u003ccite>(Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And in Arizona — a traditionally-red Sun Belt state that Biden narrowly flipped in 2020 — Harris’ record on illegal immigration at the border will come into laser focus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Grand Canyon State’s border with Mexico makes immigration a top concern among its voters. The state’s GOP-led Legislature \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/controversial-immigration-measure-goes-arizona-ballots-biden-trump-rcna152226\">placed a controversial measure on the November ballot\u003c/a> that would allow state and local law enforcement to crack down on illegal border crossings, even though courts deem it a federal power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris — portrayed by Republicans as a liberal “border czar” lenient on illegal migrants — has gone on the offense, tapping into her background \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-talking-immigration-allies-think-political-advantage-rcna165211\">cracking down on transnational gang activities\u003c/a> as California’s attorney general.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In that job, I walked underground tunnels between the United States and Mexico,” she said at a rally in Atlanta. “I went after transnational gangs, drug cartels and human traffickers that came into our country illegally. I prosecuted them in case after case, and I won.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But on other issues, Harris’ California brand could prove to be an advantage, \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/explainers/abortion-in-california-laws/\">especially abortion\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Arizona Democrats hope \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/24/politics/kamala-harris-abortion-rights/index.html\">her outspokenness on abortion rights\u003c/a> — \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/arizona-abortion-ballot-petitions-83cb053919be342d7bbb60217129fe49\">another proposal that could also land on the state’s November ballot\u003c/a> — appeals to independent voters and disenfranchised Republicans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She’s always been an advocate for women’s health care, and she’s a woman. She gets us,” Patti O’Neil, chairperson of the Maricopa County Democratic Party, said of Harris.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris’ support for abortion rights won over Karla Grote, a developer in Gilbert and a former Republican who re-registered as an independent after becoming disillusioned with Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t hate her policies. I don’t hate her thought patterns. Well, she’s pro-choice! That’s a big one for me,” Karla Grote shouted while talking to her husband at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, waiting for a delayed flight back home to Arizona.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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