City of Oakland clears homeless encampment amid concerns with Home Depot
OAKLAND, Calif. (KTVU) - A homeless encampment located behind a Home Depot in Oakland was finally being cleared out Tuesday after years of controversy and blight.
It’s been a long time coming, after the city was put on notice to clean and clear out the encampments because they were reportedly losing millions of dollars in thefts.
All of the RVs left on East 8th Street Tuesday, we’re told belong to one homeless man.
City leaders say he set up with vehicles packed to the brim, surrounded by scattered trash and glass, bicycles piled on top of each other and merchandise reportedly stolen from the neighboring Home Depot.
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