Sacramento Adult Entertainment: Day after homeless sweep, some stay put
Romero, the man living under El Dorado Street, is a prime example. A native of Manteca, he was a journeyman cement mason making more than $28 an hour in the early 1980s until severe bursitis prevented him from continuing in a physical job. Eventually, his alcohol addiction took over, and he ended up homeless and living on the streets 13 years ago.
Responding to Wednesday’s crackdown, he said, “The only thing the city did was hit the homeless camps. They left all the garbage behind. They didn’t clean the ditch. It’s still filthy. Their only reason was this is an eyesore. We keep our area clean.”
Romero questioned why the homeless were moved out when, two blocks from his location, there is rampant, open drug use, prostitution and “gunshots at least three nights a week. It’s a game. Leave me alone. What is so horrible about just letting me live my life?”