Residents urge San Fernando council to reject 3‑story, 12‑unit proposal at 833 North Brand Boulevard

At a San Fernando City Council special meeting, residents urged council members to reject a proposed three‑story, 12‑unit apartment building at 833 North Brand Boulevard.

"Please listen to the voices of the people who live here every day and understand the needs of our neighborhood," read the clerk on behalf of Margarita Servacio, who provided an English and Spanish version of her statement for the record. Servacio asked the council to "reject the proposed 3 story 12 unit development" and to protect what she described as the low‑density residential character of the street. She also said additional written letters were submitted to the city clerk for the record.

The clerk confirmed she was reading a written English translation after a Spanish statement was delivered for the meeting and noted there was no on‑site translator; the clerk read the English version into the public record at the speaker's request.

Resident Efren Lambera told the council he and his wife have lived in San Fernando for roughly 30 years and that long‑standing neighborhood conditions are changing. "We're thinking about moving to another city for all those things," Lambera said, describing concern about safety and pressure from investors who have approached residents with offers to buy their homes.

Both public speakers framed their comments around traffic, parking shortages, noise, and potential loss of neighborhood character if a large multifamily project is built on the block. The speakers asked the council to honor its oath to serve and to consider residents' written comments filed for the record.

The council did not take a public action on the specific development proposal during the special meeting; after public comment the council recessed to closed session.