US EditionWith state funding cuts, dangerous homeless camps along Clark County highways could remain in place longer
- San Jose is working with Caltrans to establish a deal that would allow the city’s 40 outreach workers to more effectively manage sweeps of homeless encampments along highways.
- This effort follows complaints that Caltrans takes weeks or months to clear camps and does not consistently inform cities about sweep schedules, causing inefficiencies and repeated returns.
- Caltrans allocated over $51 million to manage encampment issues during the 2023-24 fiscal year, while cities such as Riverside frequently request removals without receiving coordinated financial reimbursement.
- Senate Bill 569 seeks to improve collaboration by requiring Caltrans to hire a liaison, create timelines for responses, allow city access to Caltrans land, and facilitate reimbursement for outreach and sweeps.
- If enacted, the bill could reduce duplicate efforts and delays but may raise costs for Caltrans and cities amid ongoing housing shortages and a statewide push to remove encampments.
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With state funding cuts, dangerous homeless camps along Clark County highways could remain in place longer
The Washington State Department of Transportation may have less funding for clearing homeless camps along state highways in Clark County starting in July. Read more...
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Caltrans’ response to homeless encampments is lagging, cities complain
Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered state agencies to clear homeless encampments from their properties last summer, holding up the California Department of Transportation as an example of how it should be done. But in the more than nine months since, cities up and down the state have complained that Caltrans isn’t doing enough. City officials and staff say the state agency is slow, sometimes taking months to respond to their requests to clear an encampmen…
Caltrans’ Response to Homeless Encampments Is Lagging, Cities Complain
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered state agencies to clear homeless encampments from their properties last summer, holding up the California Department of Transportation as an example of how it should be done. By Marisa Kendall CalMatters But in the more than nine months since, cities up and down the state have complained that Caltrans isn’t doing enough. City officials an…
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