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4 AUGUST 2023/SF NEWS/JOE KUKURA (sfist.com) After the controversial clearing of the enormous Wood Street encampment in West Oakland. The New York Times takes a look at what happened to the hundreds of people who were swept out. A year ago this time, one of the most contentious topics in… Continue reading →

5 MAY 2023/SF NEWS/JAY BARMANN (SFist.com) Following many months of court battles and years in which the encampment grew to house hundreds of people in makeshift shelters and RVs, the sprawling encampment around Wood Street in West Oakland has been entirely removed. Homeless advocates have long argued that the encampment,… Continue reading →