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Hesperian Gardens residents tell San Leandro council encampments along railroad pose safety risks
Summary
Several Hesperian Gardens residents urged the council to work with Union Pacific Railroad and county and state agencies after repeated fires, rock‑throwing and a reported stabbing attempt near a low retaining wall adjoining the tracks.
Residents of Hesperian Gardens used the public‑comment period to describe escalating safety problems from homeless encampments along the Union Pacific Railroad and BART tracks and to ask the city for a coordinated, long‑term response.
Bonita Kitt said residents at 15205 Hesperian Boulevard have experienced rocks and debris thrown into driveways, attacks on neighbors and ongoing harassment, and she asked why the city has not acted when property abuts railroad right‑of‑way. "We need to have that retaining wall higher so that the trash, the debris, the feces, and the other garbage does not come over on our property," Kitt said.
Jason Lee, also from Hesperian…
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