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Revealed: how companies made $100m clearing California homeless camps
Public spending on private sweep contractors is soaring across the state – and unhoused people allege poor treatment
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On an October morning, a small army arrived to evict Rudy Ortega from his home in the Crash Zone, an encampment located near the end of the airport runway in San Jose, California, Silicon Valley’s largest city. As jets roared overhead, garbage trucks and police squad cars encircled Ortega’s hand-built shelter. Heavy machinery operators stood by for the signal to bulldoze Ortega’s camp.
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Eddie Howe reveals £100m Bruno Guimarães release clause ends in June
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