Businesses install concrete blocks to prevent homelessness on street

Seattle business owners are installing one-ton concrete blocks on the city's streets in a bid to prevent homeless people from camping out on the sidewalks.

The Democrat-led city struggles with a homeless population of nearly 13,300 - exacerbated by the pandemic - and they frequently set up tent camps along the streets.

But the concrete slabs are the way that locals are attempting to curb homeless camps and RVs being planted outside shops - after the city paused parking enforcement during the pandemic.

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