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Randolph Encampment Crisis Deepens | Minneapolis News
St. Paul’s attempt to relocate homeless encampment residents from Pig’s Eye Park to a new site near Randolph Avenue has backfired spectacularly — the new camp has tripled in size, sprawled over toxic soil from a former auto salvage yard, and is now dangerously hard for emergency crews to access. City officials, including Assistant Mayor Cedrick Baker, describe the scene as chaotic and even dangerous, with reports of booby traps and activists making staff feel unsafe. Despite spending a million dollars to expand shelters, only seven people from the original camp have used them — and…
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