Sarasota homeless

The unhoused in Sarasota hope on a daily basis to go unnoticed by anyone who may pose a threat in the middle of the night — or ask them to move. In Sarasota, and throughout Florida, that includes the police, because lodging outside on public property is illegal.

The issue of housing affordability was emphasized in a Sarasota County Commission meeting earlier this month.

Business owners and community members complain that the homeless and panhandlers are harassing visitors downtown.

Sarasota Police Officer Derrick Gilbert is now the subject of an internal investigation after a reporter showed a security camera video from a Sarasota…