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Encampment sweeps become widespread: 2024 California homelessness year in review

by Marisa KendallCalMatters
December 30, 2024

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2024 was the year California cracked down on homeless encampments. 

Fed up with tents taking up sidewalks, parks and vacant lots, officials throughout the state ramped up efforts to remove camps – sometimes even resorting to arresting people for illegal camping. 

The biggest shift came in June…

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