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The city's online dashboard breaks down abatements performed by month and district. There's also a map indicating which sites have been cleaned up more than once.
In this episode of KSAT Explains, we took a closer look at the debate over encampments by talking to people experiencing homelessness and those fighting every day to help them change that.
House Bill 1925 will ban homeless encampments across the state and require cities to get permission to allow them within city boundaries. However, city leaders and nonprofits say the bill will face some challenges from an enforcement standpoint.
City of San Antonio in implementation phase of 5-year strategic plan to fight homelessness SAN ANTONIO – The City of San Antonio is now in its implementation phase of a five-year strategic plan to take on homelessness issues. “We didn’t develop this on our own. It was community-driven from day one with community input meetings,” said Morjoriee White, the homeless administrator for the City of San Antonio’s Department of Human Services. The strategic plan was developed by California-based nonprofit Homebase and presented last year. White said one of the main recommendations of the plan was enhancing and expanding homeless street outreach. She said the city has been working to bring on a new team within the homeless division.
City crews clear another downtown homeless camp within the same week City says I-35 and Main Street camp was a safety concern; comes two days after I-37 and Brooklyn “abatement” Tags: SAN ANTONIO – The City of San Antonio dismantled another downtown homeless camp Friday at Main Street and I-35, just two days after they cleared out a camp at Brooklyn Avenue and I-37. While the Wednesday cleanup was triggered primarily by concerns over criminal activity, Department of Human Services Assistant Director Patrick Steck said the Main Street camp was being “abated” - in the city’s terminology - mostly because of safety concerns. Tents were just feet away from a 12-foot drop onto the I-35 freeway.