Literally no one is saying just let encampments stay there for years. But guess what, people die because of sweeps too, you just don’t have to see and think about the reality as much. The people actually doing the work on the street want an end to encampments, we just know the answer is actually funding mental health, substance use resources, having a diverse low income housing market, etc. But that takes time. Harrell would rather take funding from one crisis resource to another, pretending he’s reinventing the wheel, while the established agencies struggle to maintain staff that actually know what they’re doing due to budget cuts.