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I've seen countless posts about the out of control encampment on Shellmound and yet it grows and grows. Has Emeryville given up? Should we sell our businesses and move to other cities? Emeryville won't do anything, Berkeley won't do anything, Caltrans won't do anything. We have a pandemic on the rise and a college situated next door to biohazard that goes complete ignored. What, exactly, has Emeryville Pubic Works done about this situation? What, exactly, is the plan besides the obvious hiding of posts and shirking of responsibility?
Make no mistake – Parts of this encampment fall within Emeryville jurisdiction. Take care of that part if you are unwilling to assist in the rest of it and communicate the efforts.
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LocalGardener (Registrierter Benutzer)
Shaun (Registrierter Benutzer)
This area is completely out of control and become a blight to the surrounding businesses and residents. 66th St is a thorough fair of trash and campers moving between the offramp and McDonalds on San Pablo. We've had several close encounters where mentally ill people are standing in the middle of the road or have left a cart in the street in the evenings and narrowly avoided an accident.
The previous encampment on the other side of the road was shutdown only after a woman died there and her body was left in a tent for several days. But most of these campers know that the verge is on a border so Emeryville/Berkely/CalTrans all point the responsibility at the other.
Mike (Registrierter Benutzer)
Shaun (Registrierter Benutzer)
sjb298 (Registrierter Benutzer)
The uptick of thefts and break ins at my nearby apartment building has grown in conjunction with this encampment.
I’ve also seen debris from this encampment overflow into the Shellmound off ramp, which is incredibly dangerous for vehicles coming around the corner, coming out of highway speeds. There have also been people in the road on some instances as well.
It’s endangering themselves, drivers, passengers, and nearby residents.
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Steve (Registrierter Benutzer)
I work a business close to the encampment on 67th Street. People from the encampment have constantly been trying to come into our business to use the bathroom. When we deny them access to the bathroom they just end up defecating on the street in front of our business near our employee's cars. This is a major health concern for us.
People from the encampment also try to use our shop air to fix their bicycles. It has become quite a headache. Plus when customers come to our shop to purchase something they are greeted with a third world scene as they exit the ramp. This will only continue to get worse as Berkeley, Emeryville, and CalTrans continue to ignore it.
I have proposed that CalTrans install a fence in this area to keep people out. Maybe Berkeley, Emeryville, and CalTrans could sit down and discuss how to come together to possibly install a chain-link fence. This has worked in other areas around the city. This could be done with little cost.
The encampment knows this area borders three different jurisdictions and exploits it. They will continue to exploit this area until something is actually done to prevent their return. Cleaning it up just forces them out of the area for a few days then the encampment returns. This has been going on long enough and its time that these three groups got together and actually did something permanent.
LocalGardener (Registrierter Benutzer)
David Coleman (Registrierter Benutzer)
All of them are worried that the ACLU and these self medicating victims of civil societys poverty pimps/ advocates will sue them. The ACLU has already sued Caltrans and they are now having to post eviction notices with each illegal camper, inventory all there crap and anything these loser cannot haul away needs to put into storage. All at the taxpayers expense.
FYI the average ACLU attorney makes a $130,000 per year.
Shaun (Registrierter Benutzer)
David Coleman (Registrierter Benutzer)
LocalGardener (Registrierter Benutzer)
LocalGardener (Registrierter Benutzer)
Jose I (Registrierter Benutzer)
LocalGardener (Registrierter Benutzer)
Shaun (Registrierter Benutzer)
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LocalGardener (Registrierter Benutzer)
Please do not repeat the same mistakes noted in the linked article. Fires have nearly gotten out of control in this area several times. This is only one of many dangers associated with the encampment.
https://sanjosespotlight.com/fire-victims-say-san-jose-caltrans-failed-to-heed-warnings-to-clear-debris/
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Reopened LocalGardener (Registrierter Benutzer)
Jose I (Registrierter Benutzer)
Shaun (Registrierter Benutzer)
Jose I (Registrierter Benutzer)
I have had success at communicating with Ally Medina from city council. hergenraeder@gmail.com
I’ll encourage you to email her as well. I’m trying to get more folks and other HOAs in Bridgewater, Avenue 64 to also join and support the concern.
Geschlossen Emeryville Public Works - JH (Verifizierter Beamter)