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Council debate over Oxbow debris and motel-based recuperative care highlights homelessness tensions
Summary
Public commenters and council members disputed approaches to the Oxbow demolition-debris site and a Motel 6 conversion to a recuperative care facility near CSUSB; the council debated an item to return with cleanup options and ultimately approved a substitute motion with a 5–2 vote to deny the original motion.
Residents and community groups used the public-comment period to press the mayor and city council on homeless encampments, the Oxbow demolition-debris site and a recent conversion of a Motel 6 near California State University, San Bernardino into a recuperative care facility.
Ron Alvarado and others urged the council to return to active cleanup and abatement of the Oxbow site, describing reported health concerns and an ongoing eyesore. Council Member Ortiz moved to place a discussion on abatement and cleanup for the…
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