Cleanup Begins For Massive Homeless Encampment Along Oakland's High Street

By CBS San Francisco Staff:

OAKLAND (KPIX 5) – On Monday morning, Oakland crews moved in to begin cleaning up a huge homeless encampment near the Home Depot on High Street.

Alameda Avenue near the entrance to the store has been a magnet for homeless RV dwellers for years, and area businesses have complained bitterly about them. Every time the city cleans them out, they return within months and the trash generated on the streets and sidewalks is breathtaking.

This time, crews closed the street for what was being called a “deep cleaning.”

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