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Residents press council on homelessness, public-comment transparency and street repairs

Lemon Grove City Council · March 17, 2026
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Summary

During general public comment residents described homelessness and encampments behind a Walgreens, urged the city to post and summarize public comments online, and raised neighborhood street and sidewalk concerns; the city manager said staff had cited the property owner and is pursuing AV and agenda-management upgrades.

Residents used the general-public-comment period to raise safety, transparency and infrastructure issues across Lemon Grove.

Several speakers urged improved handling of homeless encampments and neighborhood cleanup. Thelma Martinez Monter described an encampment behind a Walgreens that she called dangerous and asked what the city planned to do; the city manager said staff had…

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