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Residents urge action on railroad encampments after fires, rock‑throwing and assaults near Hesperian Gardens
Summary
Several residents from the Hesperian Gardens neighborhood told the council that repeated homeless encampments along the Union Pacific/BART corridor have caused fires, violent incidents and a persistent public‑safety and nuisance problem and asked the city to coordinate with Union Pacific, county and state agencies.
Multiple San Leandro residents addressed the council on June 2 to demand sustained action on violent, hazardous and nuisance conditions tied to encampments along the Union Pacific tracks and BART corridor near Hesperian Gardens and Bayfair.
Residents described fires, rock‑throwing, aggressive behavior, incidents of violence and property damage. Celine Huang told the council the encampment along the tracks had been present since December 2020 and that “temporary cleanups have not solved the…
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