In an op-ed recently released on Cleveland.com, http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/03/akron_can_start_its_own_crimin.html, Professor Mead calls on the City of Akron to change its anti-homeless policies.  In the op-ed, Professor Mead urges the City to reconsider its anti-panhandling law and the City’s alleged practice of destroying homeless encampments, arguing that there are cheaper, more productive ways to alleviate homelessness.  Professor Mead is also working with Professor Doron Kalir and students from the Cleveland-Marshall Civil Litigation Clinic on litigation related to these issues.