Sacramento's Tent City Could Be Closed- "I don't like having a third world country inside the city,"

[The Straight Story]

Sacramento's Tent City Could Be Closed

SACRAMENTO, CA - Time could be running out for more than 1,200 residents of a now famous tent city north of downtown Sacramento.

Some have compared it to shanty towns, which cropped up after the Great Depression.

But after it was featured on several national TV shows, Sacramento is looking to shut the tent city down.

"I don't like having a third world country inside the city," said Mayor Kevin Johnson.

Johnson wants to close the homeless camp and possibly open a city-sanctioned homeless safe zone with running water and toilets.

The mayor said city leaders were still looking into a possible location for the potential encampment.

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