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California should require police to clear homeless encampments statewide.

After a 2024 Supreme Court ruling, cities may ban camping in public, and many California cities now clear encampments while others do not. A state requirement would make clearing encampments mandatory everywhere.

Xavier Becerra

Democratic

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California should require police to clear homeless encampments statewide.

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