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   DENVER — A growing list of downtown Denver businesses say their   
   sales are in a downward spiral because of a growing line of homeless   
   encampments surrounding them on almost all sides now.   
      
   Two weeks after Denver7 exposed the issues with growing encampments   
   at Broadway and California Street, business owners say the issue   
   continues to scare away customers and potential employees.   
      
   “They’re scared,” said Danny Newman, owner of Mercury Café at the   
   corner of 22nd and California streets. “They’re uncomfortable. It’s   
   hard to get people motivated to walk through that.”   
      
   “There is no direct way to park and get to our entrance without   
   walking through a homeless encampment right now,” said Scott Coors,   
   owner of Triangle Bar on Broadway.   
      
   Business owners here say attacks are also becoming more frequent.   
      
   Denver7 obtained video of one incident caught on camera as a man   
   tried to steal a woman’s bag, dragging her violently on the sidewalk   
   near Broadway and 21st as she held on for dear life. In the video, a   
   man then comes to the woman’s defense and is able to defuse the   
   situation and get the woman her bag back.   
      
   “It’s everywhere,” said Mark Berzins, owner of British Bulldog. “We   
   had another assault in front of our bar where a passer-by was hit   
   with a baseball bat just this past weekend.”   
      
   https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/downtown-denver-businesses-   
   say-revenue-losses-are-mounting-as-encampments-engulf-streets-   
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