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Homeless stake claim to
riverbank
By
Ken McLaughlin, Mercury News
Those who live here call it ``Camp Paradise,'' a respite from the evils
of Santa Cruz street life.
But the city of Santa Cruz has told residents of the serene but illegal
campground along an oak-shaded bank of the San Lorenzo River that they
must pack up by July1 or face eviction and possible arrest. The riverbank
is no place for homeless people because they're damaging the fragile
habitat, city officials say.
The campground's 30 or so tent dwellers, though, say they aren't
budging, setting up the city's biggest showdown over the simmering
homeless issue since the city council created outside sleeping areas
13months ago and then backed down.
Full story at San Jose Mercury http://www0.mercurycenter.com/partners/docs1/011219.htm
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