Atlanta mayor backs moratorium on homeless encampment sweeps, calls for review of city policy after man’s death
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is backing a moratorium on clearing homeless encampments and called for a review of city policy on caring for the unhoused after a man died during an encampment sweep last week.
Two pieces of Atlanta City Council legislation call for moratorium on homeless encampment clearings after man's death | What to know
Both pieces of legislation will be considered this Tuesday by the city Community Development/Human Services Committee.
Homeless man crushed to death as Atlanta city authorities attempted to clear encampment
On Thursday, January 16, 49-year-old Cornelius Taylor was killed in Atlanta, Georgia, when the tent he was sleeping in was razed by a front loader ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations.
Atlanta Mayor Dickens backs pause on homeless encampment clearings
The announcement comes amid calls for changes to the city’s homeless strategy after a sweep by city workers left a man dead.
Protestors want sweeps of homeless camps stopped after man killed by City of Atlanta bulldozer
Taylor was killed when a city bulldozer ran over his tent during a sweep of a homeless encampment near Ebenezer Baptist Church on Jan. 16. Some advocates believe the city was trying to clean up the area in advance of MLK festivities planned the next week.
Family of man killed in homeless encampment sweep rallies on steps of Atlanta City Hall, demands change
A week after a man was killed during a city sweep of a homeless encampment, his family and community organizers are gathering at Atlanta City Hall to demand change.
Atlanta City Council discusses death of homeless man during encampment sweep
The death of an unhoused man during an encampment cleanout was brought up at the latest Atlanta City Council meeting on Thursday.
Homeless tent camp on track to be removed from Gompers Park on Northwest Side
Ald. Samantha Nugent says the city promised to begin a process next month to help move unhoused people from the park into ...
Concerns over homeless encampments in local park prompt community to take action
Residents of Mt. Washington have voiced their worries about the dangers and negative impact these encampments have on local ...
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Elgin’s ‘Tent City’ residents move to hotel, cleanup begins at former homeless encampment
Forty-one residents of Elgin’s “Tent City” homeless encampment were relocated to a hotel this week as work to clean the ...
After tent fires at St. Paul homeless encampment, firefighters learn wood-burning grill was providing heat
No injuries were reported. An occupant of the tent where the fire is believed to have started reported he had a wood-burning ...
What happens when Providence removes homeless encampments? Here's what we found.
There are no laws preventing people from sleeping outside on public property, but city police can get involved if there's a ...
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Governor forces out homeless people by New Orleans Superdome before Super Bowl
Louisiana authorities have begun clearing homeless encampments in New Orleans, removing people under threat of arrest and relocating many to a warehouse facility ahead of the Super Bowl hosted by ...
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City of Grants Pass sweeps homeless encampment at J Street
GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Everyone who was camping inside the homeless encampment at 755 J Street has left the fenced area.