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SF Promises to Make Life 'Uncomfortable' for People Sleeping Outside

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San Francisco's Department of Public Works removes a tent filled with its owners possessions from an encampment around Showplace Square in San Francisco on Aug. 1, 2024. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has promised “very aggressive” sweeps of homeless encampments this month, on the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June that gives cities more leeway to fine or jail people for camping in public. KQED’s Sara Hossaini joins us to talk about what’s changed on the ground — and what hasn’t. 


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