In Novato, homeless residents face uncertain future after camp fire

Mike Robertson sits in his wheelchair outside the Days Inn, where he is staying, in Novato, Calif. on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. He is among those displaced after a fire burned several tents at Lee Gerner Park. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal)

Police tape cordons off a section of the city-sanctioned homeless encampment at Lee Gerner Park in Novato following an alleged arson fire on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal)

Mike Robertson sits in his wheelchair outside the Days Inn...