That camp has been there for four days now and it’s getting bigger every day. This will CRUSH the property values in one of the most prestigious and safest areas to live in Vallejo.

The reported encampment is on City property, and recent federal court cases have restricted removal of homeless encampments on public property. In Martin v. City of Boise, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a unanimous decision, finding that the City of Boise’s prohibition against sleeping in public violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment when no alternative shelter is available. Thus, cities cannot enforce camping/lodging prohibitions if their local homeless population faces inadequate shelter space. However, the City will continue to monitor the location and assist with clean-ups when appropriate.

I would highly suggest you contact the Mayor and your City Council members and ask them what they are doing to assist with the homeless situation within our city.