‘5 minutes to begin packing’ — SLC Mayor Erin Mendenhall orders crackdown on homeless camps

She expresses confidence in police Chief Mike Brown while a community partnership pledges millions to help move unsheltered individuals from the streets to housing.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A "No Camping" signs at Taufer Park in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. Salt Lake City police have begun cracking down on illegal homeless camps as more shelter beds have become available ahead of winter.

‘5 minutes to begin packing’ — SLC Mayor Erin Mendenhall orders crackdown on homeless camps

She expresses confidence in police Chief Mike Brown while a community partnership pledges millions to help move unsheltered individuals from the streets to housing.

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