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Residents report recurring homeless encampments and brush-fire risk; city vows continued enforcement
Summary
Homeowners reported repeated trespassing, bonfires and a brush fire near La Paloma; police and fire officials said crews will continue to remove encampments but acknowledged the problem recurs when sites remain empty.
A group of homeowners told the Brawley City Council that homeless encampments behind homes in the La Paloma area have returned after an earlier cleanup and that the encampments pose a fire risk.
Resident Dan Meyer described seeing a brush fire near his home and said camps and structures reappear after enforcement actions. He said police removals left garbage in place and…
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