Norm Ciha says he lost his bedding, clothes and the medicine he'd been prescribed to treat hepatitis C during a sweep of his camp outside an Ikea in Emeryville, Calif., in November 2018. Anna Maria Barry-Jester/Kaiser Health News hide caption
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San Francisco police officers wait while homeless people collect their belongings. Nearly a quarter of the country's homeless population lives in California. Ben Margot/AP hide caption
Under Las Vegas' new law, people found sleeping in public areas affected by the rules could face up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. Isaac Brekken/AP hide caption