No. 31 of 48 — CITY ORDER
The Real Work
Vagrancy Complaints Rise Across New Atlas
Residents and business owners are reporting a rise in rough sleeping, loitering and makeshift encampments across central New Atlas, with complaints focused on alleyways, transit stops and commercial districts already under pressure from litter and public disorder.
Officials say outreach teams remain available, but insist compassion cannot come at the expense of safety, cleanliness or access to public space. Merchants are calling for firmer enforcement where repeated warnings have failed.
The city cannot solve every private hardship on the pavement. Especially when you aren’t looking to…