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Resident presses for proactive code enforcement; chiefs defend Measure G staffing and response

Measure G Oversight Committee · January 16, 2026
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A Salinas resident urged Measure G–funded code enforcement teams be deployed proactively; the police chief said the measure funds 12 sworn and 17 non‑sworn positions and the Violence Suppression Task Force, and the fire chief described data‑driven response protocols.

An unidentified resident told the Measure G Oversight Committee the city should use Measure G funding to build proactive code‑enforcement teams and criticized leniency that she said is blighting neighborhoods.

"When I listened to Lorenzo last time at Kamen School, it seems you guys are interested in food trucks and water heaters. I want you to be interested in the quality of life in the neighborhoods, please," the resident said, urging the city to deploy Measure G–funded…

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