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Resident urges county action on homeless encampments under Brawley bridge, citing repeated fires
Summary
A Brawley resident told supervisors he has reported repeated fires and unsafe conditions under the State Highway 86 overpass and urged the county to barricade access; he said prior enforcement clears the encampments but they reappear quickly.
A Brawley resident told the Board of Supervisors that homeless encampments beneath the State Highway 86 overpass near the north end of Brawley pose a repeated fire hazard and asked the county to pursue measures to restrict access.
Julian Escalera, who gave his address on Brant Road, said he has reported “smoke, fire smoke, white smoke coming from…
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