Already a zoo

It's 1 p.m. and already several thousand people out there. From my vantage point at 911 East, people were loitering where the area they planned to settle hours before the official noon threshold for staking space.

Sofas are no longer allowed along the route, yet the fire department held another photo-op demonstration where they put flame to a couch to show how hazardous encamped living can be. Guess what? It wouldn't burn.