The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/08/26/city-conducts-sweep-of-tents-homeless-on-and-around-sfs-sixth-street/Mission and 16th is likely to get a bit busier today, as are other hangout spots around the Mission and Tenderloin, as the city conducts a fresh "sweep" on Sixth Street. Warning signs went up last week about a sweep of encampments and those loitering on Sixth Street between Market and Howard streets, and on the adjacent alleys like Natoma, Harriet, and Russ streets. And as KTVU reports, SFPD officers doing foot patrols were also sending a warning signal on Monday to clear the sidewalks. The notices said that the Department of Public Works and SF police would be asking those on the streets to move "permanently," and said that outreach workers would be on
City Conducts Sweep of Tents, Homeless on and Around SF's Sixth Street

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