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Resident urges reinforced gate at freeway-adjacent encampment after fires, assaults
Summary
A Hawthorne resident described repeated fires, drug activity and an assault near a freeway encampment and asked the council to request a reinforced double gate; city staff said they will assess damaged gates and coordinate with Caltrans and the resident’s legislative representatives.
Hawthorne — A resident told the City Council on March 24 that repeated encampment activity near her home adjacent to the 105 freeway has caused fires, hazardous smoke and at least one violent incident, and asked the council to pursue a reinforced gate at the Ramona/Imperial Highway site.
"My daughters have had to call the fire department on several occasions and have even evacuated our home because of heavy smoke and chemical smells coming from fires started in nearby encampments," Wendy…
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