Berkeley Takes Tougher Stance On Homeless Encampments After Supreme Court Ruling

CBS Bay Area

September 12, 2024

The City of Berkeley is making major changes to the way it handles homeless encampments by giving the City Manager's office authority to clear out two major areas of unhoused residents that the mayor says have been problematic for years.

One of the encampments is at located at 8th Street and Harrison Street, while the other is along 2nd Street.

The change comes after the recent Grants Pass v. Johnson U.S. Supreme Court ruling that says cities have the authority to do sweeps even if there aren't enough beds to house all of the displaced residents.

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