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Steel Bridge homeless camp update, Feb 3

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I went through the Steel Bridge area today- it’s been four days since last time I was through there during daylight, and supposedly there was a lot of rousting today, they were “told to leave“.

First, approaching the container. The dumpster has been moved so it is near the container, and all the trash is gone. There are tents on the former dumpster location. (compare to last time)

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Second, under the main bridge. Looks like as many tents. (compare to last time, though the angle is different)

Third, on the way back, this shows the tents from the other side. There are bikes, including some buried away, but there are bikes out that are being used- showing the utility value of bikes (not simply the commodity value of them). Yes, there’s a big blob of water in the middle of the lens, it’s not just you.

Finally, here’s the video.
0203 steel bridge camp

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