While 80 or so tents have been removed from the street\u0027s 100\u002Dblock, it hasn’t stopped inhabitants of the makeshift homes from congregating.
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“There are still tons of people who sleep outside the shop at night,” Lai said. “It’s sad. We’re calling 911 a lot because many of them pass out from overdoses.” “Maybe a little in the past week,” Wong said about a slight decline in shoplifting, which became an almost weekly occurrence in the eight months since the encampment formed along the street. “The hope is that over time, the stealing stops.”
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