Cities Tolerate Tent Cities, Homeless Camps During Recession

Cities Tolerate Homeless Camps, Tent Cities During Recession

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Last summer, police responding to complaints about campfires under a highway overpass found dozens of homeless people living on public land along the Cumberland River.

Eviction notices went up -- and then were suspended by Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, a Democrat, who said housing for the homeless should be found first.

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