Homeless forced to clear out of encampment near El Cajon

SAN DIEGO — The homeless will quickly must filter out of an encampment inflicting plenty of security issues close to El Cajon.

Neighbors in El Cajon have been elevating their considerations over the encampment on Magnolia Avenue for a couple of 12 months. Now, the county says those that dwell there should go away by Thursday morning after placing up notices close to the placement. 

“We’ve been engaged on this for fairly some time and making an attempt to get this encampment handled as a result of it’s brought on plenty of issues for the folks of El Cajon and regardless that it’s on the county facet, plenty of crime has filtered into El Cajon,” El Cajon Mayor Invoice Wells stated.

The encampment has brought on an uproar within the El Cajon neighborhood, with neighbors voicing considerations over legal exercise.

“There’s been a few sexual assaults, at the very least one which has been pled out to responsible,” Wells stated. “There’s been trafficking that’s been occurring right here. There’s been drug abuse, plenty of drug promoting right here. There’s been violence right here. Plenty of theft.”

A number of arrests have been made on the encampment, in response to the sheriff’s division.

California Division of Transportation says will probably be doing building to make repairs to the sidewalk and road. However the homeless say they’ve nowhere to go.

“I want them to speak clearly on so far as the place they need us at, the place we could be at, as a result of at this level they could as nicely simply come out and say it’s unlawful to be homeless,” stated one homeless man who wouldn’t give his title.

The newest depend reveals homelessness grew in San Diego County by 10% since in 2020. In El Cajon, 71 homeless folks accepted housing vouchers and assist from the county whereas 15 refused.

“The folks at that time are making a option to be homeless principally as a result of they’re so concerned in drug and alcohol abuse. They don’t need to get off the streets. They don’t need to get clear. They don’t need to undergo a program,” Wells stated.

The County Board of Supervisors is anticipated to vote Tuesday to help the Governor’s CARE Courtroom proposal that might drive some homeless into remedy. Additionally they plan to vote on extra funding to handle homelessness.