{"id":180277,"date":"2026-02-16T16:38:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/180277\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T16:38:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:38:41","slug":"oakland-mayor-seeks-to-scale-back-homeless-encampment-sweeps-as-others-push-crackdown-ap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/180277\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland mayor seeks to scale back homeless encampment sweeps as others push crackdown | Ap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At a glance, it might look like Oakland Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2026\/02\/10\/oakland-strong-mayor-city\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Barbara Lee<\/a> is following the trends in the Bay Area \u2014 and the nation \u2014 in handling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/tag\/homelessness\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">homelessness<\/a>. The icon among progressives has cleared homeless camps faster than her predecessor since taking office in May 2025, evoking ongoing sweeps in San Jose and San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>Behind closed doors, Lee is planning a new course: The mayor and a top official want to remove fewer camps and improve sanitation around them, they said in an interview with this news organization \u2014 a recognition that people will continue to live beneath overpasses and on sidewalks in a city with diminishing resources to provide shelter.<\/p>\n<p>kAmx?DE625 @7 9FCCJ:?8 E@ 3C62&lt; FA E6?ED 2?5 D42EE6C #&#8217;D[ {66 2?5 ~2&lt;=2?5\u2019D :?E6C:&gt; 9@&gt;6=6DD?6DD 49:67 $2D92 w2FDH2=5 H2?E 4:EJ H@C&lt;6CD E@ 7@4FD @? &gt;:?:&gt;:K:?8 EC2D9 2?5 9F&gt;2? 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