What is the impact of Tent City on a neighborhood?
DCLU received over 300 letters of support for the Tent Village 6-month Temporary Use Permit in 2000 when we were at El Centro de la Raza on Beacon Hill. 26 of those letters came from immediate neighbors. To protect their own reputation, and to continue to be a positive addition to our neighborhoods, Tent City members do regular litter cleanups, and discourage any illegal activity in the neighborhood — not just on the Tent City grounds — such as aggressive panhandling and public drinking.
