A widening crackdown on RV and vehicle homelessness is spreading across the Bay Area as cities tighten rules, increase towing, and push unhoused residents from one jurisdiction to another in a regional enforcement push that feels more like a game of whack-a-mole. Oakland has become the latest major city to escalate action in an attempt to clean up city streets. On April 14, the City Council approved a policy to speed up towing of cars and RVs used as shelter after officials raised concerns that the city is becoming a sanctuary for displaced residents pushed out of other nearby areas. An encampment in Berkeley, Calif., Jason Henry Under the new rules, Oakland will no longer treat vehicles as encampments, giving authorities broader power to tow them with less notice and fewer protections than tent encampments. The shift reflects a regional trend that experts say is accelerating. Mountain View adopted citywide RV restrictions in 2020, with enforcement beginning two years later.…