BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The city of Bellingham has started clearing a camp outside City Hall where people without permanent shelter had set up tents and were living since mid-November to protest the lack of housing in the area.
Shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday, dozens of protesters and campers were on site packing belongings into vehicles.
Bellingham police said on Twitter Thursday that the process of clearing the camp and helping people find safe shelter had begun.
Last Friday protesters and advocates gathered in opposition to the city’s plans to move the encampment.