A ruling allowing cities to ban sleeping outdoors may push unhoused veterans into the shadows, advocates say. But others say it’s time to end encampments.
Gavin Smith’s father, a U.S. Army veteran, was exposed to contaminated drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, where he worked as a civilian for 25 years.
By Calvin Shomaker, The (Jacksonville, N.C.) Daily News via AP
More than 2,400 California National Guard soldiers toting military assault rifles are on the streets and authorities say that has allowed police officers to crack down on the rampant vandalism and thievery that scarred the first several days of demonstrations.