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New Denver mayor signals change to homeless camp sweep policy: Here’s what we know.

Mayor Mike Johnston’s housing blitz spurs confusion about how he’ll enforce the city’s camping ban

Attendees raise their hands to ask questions during a meeting at The Savoy Denver on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston discussed homelessness during an open house in Five Points, answering questions alongside Denver councilman Darrell Watson. With the Denver Emergency Operations Center and Joint Information Center, Johnston emphasized the goal to house 1,000 unsheltered people while ending encampments by the end of 2023. (Photo by Grace Smith/The Denver Post)
Attendees raise their hands to ask questions during a meeting at The Savoy Denver on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston discussed homelessness during an open house in Five Points, answering questions alongside Denver councilman Darrell Watson. With the Denver Emergency Operations Center and Joint Information Center, Johnston emphasized the goal to house 1,000 unsheltered people while ending encampments by the end of 2023. (Photo by Grace Smith/The Denver Post)
Joe Rubino - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Mayor Mike Johnston's race to reverse the trend of homelessness in Denver, and provide housing for 1,000 people living on the city's streets before the end of the year, has created confusion about his administration's policy around ordering cleanups — or sweeps — of homeless encampments.
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