City Wide Sweep of the Homeless

Inspectors from the City of Livermore Neighbourhood Preservation Section (Code Enforcement) swept much of the city for homeless encampments Friday. Homeless were given notice to leave several areas including around the Civic Centre and known encampments on Railroad Avenue and along Mocho Park.

As many as four arrests for Drunk in Public were also made at the fountain near Grocery Outlet on Railroad.

Notices were posted at camp sites at which the occupant was not present giving the occupant 24 hours to vacate the area.

“It's probably a lot of complaints by people,” observed one homeless man who requested to go unnamed. “This one woman walked her dog near me and they told me I frightened her.”

It is unclear if the action was concerted with the Livermore Police Department or the sole action of the Livermore Neighbourhood Preservation Section.

The Section is part of the city's Community Development Department.