City clears homeless encampment from alley near Baseline Street

Earlier this week, the City of San Bernardino and its partners cleared a homeless encampment in an alley located near the intersection of Baseline Street and D Street. The operation is the fourth encampment cleanup since a U.S. Federal Court lifted an injunction against the City prohibiting cleanups.

City officials stated the encampment blocked vehicle and public access to the alley, encroached upon private property and the accumulated trash that posed a significant health hazard.

San Bernardino Public Works crews, along with San Bernardino Housing and Homelessness Division staff, Police Officers, outreach workers from the Salvation Army, and the City’s trash hauler, Burrtec, participated in the cleanup.

Prior to the cleanup, the City spent a week conducting outreach to the individuals in the alley to connect them with services and housing opportunities. Advance notice was also given during that time that the cleanup would take place on January 8.

At the cleanup, staff assisted the remaining individuals to determine which items they would take with them, which items were trash, and which items they desired to have the City store for up to 90 days.

Quite a few of the individual residents were willing to accept services offered by the City, County, and its non-profit partners, including the Salvation Army.