Unsightly and unsafe. This is not only an eyesore, but I live in the neighborhood, shop in this area, and have to be frightened every time I come and go from the shops in this center. Tax-paying citizens of Vallejo are entitled to clean public spaces.

People are also entitled to housing, let's be more specific affordable housing. Let's see the city do something to actually house these people rather than just move them from place to place once you clean up one area everybody goes to another area in the same thing happens again. We need some affordable housing that people can actually get into instead of the city saying they're working on it and it never shows up. There are many empty parking lot that could be cleared, painted with boundaries each person gets a spot they have to keep that area clear or they get the boot and they can live in their abuse and do the same thing but in a cleaner manner with some oversight garbage cans would help a lot with garbage. I stay in my truck and I'll be honest with you I will not park there. But there are no other options for these people. There is somewhere in Fairfield a parking lot that has security garbages you're giving a certain amount of space you come in at night you park you sleep you leave in the morning they might even supply food meals and showers, but with the price of gas skyrocketing most of us in our vehicles can't get there and then get back to our home base during the day because you can't stay there 24/7. And I am not trying to put down anybody's concerns about the trash or the mess. I'm homeless and I won't park there. But maybe we should get the city to provide a spot for these RVs trucks trailers whatever people are living in to go that includes garbage service of some kind so that these people can live not surrounded by filth and not an eyesore.

Missy, you're right about affordable housing. There's a tremendous need and Vallejo leadership has not done enough to address it.
But my daughter was homeless for 3 years - by choice. She had addiction issues and would not come home. When she found her motivation and sought help, she got off the street and is thriving. She has told me that many homeless just don't care about the garbage. When she was homeless she kept her space clean, putting garbage in bags until she could walk to a receptacle. She said she would scold her homeless neighbors, telling them, "We live here. Keep it clean!" The sad fact is, many just don't care.
And all the trash is not generated by the homeless. Behind the now closed In Shape gym on Sereno, many citizens dump their bags of garbage, old furniture, whatever they don't want, so they don't have to pay for pickup. We need cameras/license plate readers in these areas so offenders can be fined. Better yet, create jobs by forming a security patrol. If Vallejo can pay $400,000 severance to a failed CM, and millions in judgments against VPD, they can afford to create positions to keep Vallejo clean.

Terrie, it's a big problem these days. I honestly never thought I would be living in my vehicle. I'm the same as your daughter in telling my neighbors to keep it clean. I've even been called a "Karen" over it. Glad you daughter made it. It gives me hope that I can make it too. Have a wonderful day...

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