Residents urge action on encampments, immigration concerns and vendor enforcement; police cite California Values Act

Residents, business owners and community representatives used the Feb. 5 public‑comment period to raise several recurring local issues: an encampment near the 900 block of G Street that local businesses say has produced vandalism and safety concerns; anxiety about recent immigration enforcement nationwide and a request for clearer local statements; calls for stronger enforcement of mobile food‑vendor rules; and progress requests on neighborhood parks and tiny‑home funding.

Encampment impacts on nearby businesses: Lamont Goldstein, who identified himself as a small business owner at 94952 G Street, told the council that a city relocation last year moved people living on the rail trail into a newly configured encampment across the street from several businesses. He said the site includes “two 200 feet by 100 foot wide C‑shaped enclosures” and described repeated vehicle break‑ins, thefts of tools, assaults and a “proliferation of prostitution, drug dealing” in the area. Goldstein asked the city for trash…