“I don’t call this quality of life. I call this cruelty”: Advocates question San Jose’s police unit charged with encampment enforcement

After years of frustration over encampments on public streets, San Jose city leaders finally reached their limit last year.

They made it clear they were tired of the negative impacts and wanted residents to know tent encampments were not an acceptable option when shelter was available, so the city created a special police unit last year to tackle those challenges head-on.

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