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DESCRIPTION:Those wishing to help the unhoused lodging on Coral St. keep their 
 belongings safe are urged to show up.  The group also documents police 
 behavior to deter abusive violence, property destruction, and unlawful 
 arrest--though this seemed to be the heart and soul of what's happening.  
 \n\nThey meet at 7 AM, but those wishing to help can come at any time in 
 the next few hours with cameras, cars, and vehicles to help transport 
 deported residents & their property to safer spots.  Earlier is better than 
 later as police in the past have taped off the area and forbidden reintry 
 as early as 8 AM.   \n\nIn the most recent (7-22) Wednesday morning sweep, 
 cops increased trespassing citations for entering normally public areas of 
 Coral and adjacent streets..  The destructive raids are now increasing in 
 frequency.  That sweep caught some residents off guard who were used to 
 thursdays.   \n\nThis next "clean-up" was unexpectedly scheduled just five 
 days after the last, leaving little time for residents to find new safe 
 havens where they won't be issued citations.and/or have survivial shelter 
 and property destroyed.\n\nThe group needs volunteers and vehicles to help 
 transport belongings, coordinate pickups, and do outreach throughout the 
 week to help file American Disability Act reasonable accommodation 
 requests.  These are necessary to require police to provide people with 
 disabilities with the time they need to deal with these traumatic sweeps. 
 \n\n A volunteer reports that one woman who could not  move her belongings 
 outside the multi-block sweep zone because she's healing a spider fracture 
 in her foot was confronted and harassed in a prior sweep.  \n\nVolunteers 
 speculate that the purpose of the sweeps is not to cleanup the area, nor 
 provide a "pathway to housing" but rather to increase stress and fear to 
 terrorize survivors into not returning.and "shrinking" the visible homeless 
 population. \n\nI have visited around 10 AM during the last Wednesday 
 sweep.  I found SCPD cops harassing, threatening, and ticketing outside 
 residents huddling near their survival gear.  This was two streets away 
 from Coral St.  \n\nI will be archiving an interview with a displaced 
 resident on Sunday who I found three blocks away on Free Radio-on-the-net 
 Santa Cruz.  The audio file can be found at 
 https://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html .  Click on 7/19/2026 Sunday, 
 July 26th 2026, part 1 where it will be the first interview played after 
 introductory comments and music.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/07/24/18887646.php
SUMMARY:Sped Up Schedule of Cop Crackdowns on Coral Street Encampment Community
LOCATION:Limekiln and Coral St.--meet on Limekiln to cover Coral St., Limekiln, and 
 adjacent streets depending on the police harassment radius.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/07/24/18887646.php
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