"The encampment-clearing focus returned to a spot that has been a repeated magnet for encampments Tuesday, with Caltrans and CHP personnel doing a sweep of those residing in and around the "hairball" where Cesar Chavez Street meets Potrero Avenue, Bayshore Boulevard, and multiple 101 on- and off-ramps. As the Chronicle reports, the clearing of encampments under the "hairball" had been planned, and those residing there were given 72 hours notice as of Friday."
"The paper noted that a few people could be seen lugging belongings and pushing shopping carts Tuesday, and they "appeared to be looking for new places to go as Caltrans workers began adding boulders and other deterrents to the former encampment sites that state officials said were key components of making sure the effort would last." Newsom announced in May that he would be pushing cities to be more aggressive in the clearing of encampments."
State crews from Caltrans and CHP cleared a recurring San Francisco under-freeway encampment at the Cesar Chavez 'hairball,' issuing 72 hours' notice and removing belongings as workers added boulders and other deterrents to prevent reoccupation. The operation is part of Governor Gavin Newsom's statewide campaign to remove encampments from state property, especially under freeway overpasses, accompanied by the release of a model ordinance recommending bans on persistent camping and encampments that block sidewalks or rights-of-way. Newsom emphasized that no one should face criminal penalties solely for sleeping outdoors, while asserting that allowing people to die on the streets is not compassionate.
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