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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sam Levin in Los Angeles

‘Trying to disappear the poor’: California clears homeless camp near Super Bowl

Dawn Wilson, with her dog, Lily, stands at a homeless encampment beneath a freeway overpass near SoFi Stadium on Wednesday. She stands next to a sign warning against camping that has been covered with a sticker saying 'the city of LA has declared war on the poor'
Dawn Wilson, with her dog, Lily, stands at a homeless encampment beneath a freeway overpass near SoFi Stadium on Wednesday. Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images

Officials in Los Angeles have cleared a homeless encampment near SoFi stadium, where the Super Bowl will take place in three weeks, drawing backlash from human rights groups and the unhoused residents who have been displaced.

On Monday and Tuesday, the state transit agency Caltrans shut down the tent community, which visitors would probably have passed on their way to the big game, calling it a “safety issue”.

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