Rusty Bumpers: How the Bay Area Is Pushing Out Thousands Living in RVs
Rusty bumpers. Curtained windows. Solar panels duct-taped to rooftops. Flat tires. Endless rows of white vans lining the curbs of Oakland, San Francisco, and the outskirts of San Jose. Just two years ago, this was a well-oiled survival system — thousands of people had been living in RVs on the streets of the world’s most expensive region for years, and the city couldn’t do a thing about it. Literally: the courts wouldn’t allow it.