From 300 Campers to 22: Bozeman's Move to Address Urban Camping

From 300 campers to 22: Bozeman's move to address urban camping

BOZEMAN Multiple streets around Bozeman that once had campers lining the public right-of-way are now mostly empty. With Ordinance 2172 in effect, many signs of urban camping have been hauled away.In fact, city staff reports hauling 110 tons of trash to local landfillnot including abandoned vehicles.WATCH: Bozeman's Urban Camping Decline: A Temporary Fix or Lasting Solution? From 300 Campers to 22: Bozeman's Bold Move to Address Urban CampingAll …

Berkeley to close homeless camp by giving street to Bayer

Berkeley officials voted Tuesday night to give a dead-end street to one of the city's largest taxpayers in response to concerns about a sprawling homeless encampment there.Bayer, which already owns the property on both sides of the block, said it plans to build a stormwater treatment feature on Carleton Street west of Seventh Street where the camp is now located.Tuesday night, a Bayer spokeswoman said there had been "multiple fires" in the area …