Nicole Santa Cruz
Appearances
Apple News Today
How Biden is testing the limit of presidential powers in his final days
Her tent, most of her tarps, and her cooking stove weren't there. And her engagement ring and notes from her late fiancé were also gone.
Apple News Today
How Biden is testing the limit of presidential powers in his final days
She told us that going through all of that trouble to get her stuff back and then to have nothing that she needed there and to have that be decided by somebody else who doesn't even know her, that it was traumatizing.
Apple News Today
How Biden is testing the limit of presidential powers in his final days
Over and over again, unhoused people told us that their belongings being taken was a setback, it could be traumatic, and it can undermine efforts that they've taken to get off the streets. People told us of losing medications, identification, clothing that they need for work, sentimental items, and not to mention just kind of basic survival gear like blankets and tents.
Apple News Today
How Biden is testing the limit of presidential powers in his final days
Everyone says that you really need to open up the lines of communication with unhoused folks and also give them enough time to pack up what they might need to take with them and doing that well in advance of when an encampment removal might occur.