The final remnants of a large homeless encampment on East 12th Street in Oakland are being removed and most of the former residents have accepted spots at the city’s newest transitional housing facility, city officials announced Friday.

Crews from the city began clearing the long-time encampment on East 12th Street between 14th and 19th avenues on May 12.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.