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A notice of an impending encampment sweep is in a trash can as police keep an eye on city workers in Long Beach enforcing new policies regarding homeless encampments at Gumbiner Park on August 19, 2024, in Long Beach, California.

Last week, the research and advocacy nonprofit Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a comprehensive report that examines the structural origins, punitive state responses and associated social injustices that have catalyzed the catastrophic homelessness crisis in Los Angeles, California.

Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. Read the complete story, written by Tyler Walicek , Truthout, and published on August 25, 2024.