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Podcast: News For Reasonable People
Episode: #2,776 - Oakland turns to shipping containers to tackle long-standing encampment issues
Description: In an innovative move to address a persistent homelessness issue, the City of Oakland has partnered with a local business owner to erect a barrier of shipping containers at a property located at 4200 Alameda Ave., right next to the High Street Home Depot. The project aims to resolve a years-long encampment problem that has plagued the area, despite numerous attempts to clear the land.Workers began stacking the containers a few days ago. Jeff Alberto, the owner of Oakland Container Services, explained the plan to fortify the area.<...