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The California Department of Transportation has agreed to pay $2 million for destroying belongings during sweeps of homeless encampments from 2014 to 2019., filed in 2016 on behalf of unhoused Californians, claims that belongings, including, food, clothing, and medical supplies, were destroyed during the sweeps enacted by Caltrans.The Alameda County Superior Court approved the settlement last week. Under the ruling, Caltrans is required to set up a $1.3 million fund to compensate people for their loss of property and give $700,000 to the nonprofit organization to provide housing and benefits services for the unhoused.“For years, Caltrans has unjustly seized the of property of unhoused people, violating the Fourth Amendment, and has swept countless homeless encampments, leaving the most vulnerable people in our society with nowhere to go,” Elisa Della-Piana, Legal Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, toldIndividuals who believe that they’re eligible for reimbursement will now be able to begin filing claims, but there is concern that many of the unhoused population in Oakland, who may be eligible for payouts, are unsure of the steps required to make claims or even know about the lawsuit at all,Those living on Caltrans property — often areas beneath or next to a freeway — in the East Bay between December 2014 and October 2019 who believe their personal belongings were unfairly taken and destroyed by Caltrans may be eligible for reimbursement.The claim form can be downloaded , and includes questions about what individuals experienced with Caltrans and what property was destroyed. Della-Piana said that her committee is available to help anyone in moving through the process by calling 510-467-0105 for free assistance.Caltrans won’t review the claims until after a October deadline, and payments will likely be made in November.Andrew Chamings is an editor at SFGATE. Email: Andrew.Chamings@sfgate.com | Twitter: @AndrewChamings

The California Department of Transportation has agreed to pay $2 million for destroying belongings during sweeps of homeless encampments from 2014 to 2019., filed in 2016 on behalf of unhoused Californians, claims that belongings, including, food, clothing, and medical supplies, were destroyed during the sweeps enacted by Caltrans.The Alameda County Superior Court approved the settlement last week. Under the ruling, Caltrans is required to set up a $1.3 million fund to compensate people for their loss of property and give $700,000 to the nonprofit organization to provide housing and...

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