Long time advocate for the homeless of Orange County, and unhoused himself, Patrick Hogan was caught up in one recent homeless sweep he decided not to run from. Attempting to test the so-called bag and tag policy of local PD and Caltrans to reclaim his displaced belongings, he challenged the system to follow through with the stated policy and the law in California to secure and retain his possessions for recovery. What he discovered was, there wasn’t any, at least not in OC.
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