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Sacramento police called to self-governing encampment as lease to stay expires Monday
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Sacramento police officers are at what was a self-governing homeless encampment as some people are refusing to move out on the day that a lease agreement with the city has expired.People on Monday have put up barbed wire and propane tanks to block the entrance of Camp Resolution located on Colfax Street in the north Sacramento area. Homeless advocacy group Safe Ground Sacramento announced in late July that it would end its lease agreement with the city.In a letter to the city, Mark Merin with Safe Ground Sacramento said they can’t fulfill their obligations under the lease because of various barriers. Some of those include access to a water supply, electricity and liability insurance.The Sacramento Homeless Union then filed a preliminary injunction to keep the camp open. But, a Sacramento Superior Court judge denied the request.People who lived at the encampment had until Aug. 26 to move out. The camp was established early 2023.Hostility and tension marked the tone as several were unwilling to move out of Camp Resolution. The city told KCRA 3 that it would consider criminal trespass for anyone not leaving and that law enforcement would be called.Officers with the Sacramento Police Department showed up before 7 a.m. Some people have put up barbed wire and propane tanks as a way to barricade the entrance.Police have created a perimeter and closed off the streets as the situation develops. Stay with KCRA 3 as we provide updates.KCRA 3 reporter Erin Heft said the number of officers at the scene is increasing as of 7:46 a.m.Outreach workers with the city’s Department of Community Response have been visiting the site daily. They say they’ve offered alternate shelter to residents — including hanging signs on the gates of the camp. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter
Sacramento police officers are at what was a self-governing homeless encampment as some people are refusing to move out on the day that a lease agreement with the city has expired.
People on Monday have put up barbed wire and propane tanks to block the entrance of Camp Resolution located on Colfax Street in the north Sacramento area.
Homeless advocacy group Safe Ground Sacramento announced in late July that it would end its lease agreement with the city.
In a letter to the city, Mark Merin with Safe Ground Sacramento said they can’t fulfill their obligations under the lease because of various barriers. Some of those include access to a water supply, electricity and liability insurance.
The Sacramento Homeless Union then filed a preliminary injunction to keep the camp open. But, a Sacramento Superior Court judge denied the request.
People who lived at the encampment had until Aug. 26 to move out. The camp was established early 2023.
Hostility and tension marked the tone as several were unwilling to move out of Camp Resolution. The city told KCRA 3 that it would consider criminal trespass for anyone not leaving and that law enforcement would be called.
Officers with the Sacramento Police Department showed up before 7 a.m. Some people have put up barbed wire and propane tanks as a way to barricade the entrance.
Police have created a perimeter as the situation develops. Stay with KCRA 3 as we provide updates.
Outreach workers with the city’s Department of Community Response have been visiting the site daily. They say they’ve offered alternate shelter to residents — including hanging signs on the gates of the camp.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter
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