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   From: crazynuts@orangecounty.com   
      
   MARY KNOX, San Clemente   
      
   In response to Sandra Weaver’s letter regarding I-Hope, unfortunately, I   
   was a neighbor to this unpermitted “daycare homeless center” located on La   
   Canada at North El Camino Real in the old DMV building in 2012.   
      
   The permit was for an office space, but it contained showers, mail-drop,   
   computers, and food service during the day. They advertised in Orange   
   County, “You all come,” and dozens and dozens came from everywhere.   
      
    They closed at 5 each day, so where did the dozens of homeless go? They   
   fanned all over the ocean side of the freeway, on the beach, Pier Bowl,   
   North Beach, residential areas, and set up a camp at Park Semper Fi.   
      
   The management at Park Semper Fi aggressively curtailed this when several   
   homeless tied a rope between several trees and hung out their laundry.   
   They slept in open garages in my neighborhood, and their drug use was   
   rampant.   
      
   Several homeowners, including myself, sold and moved. So, if this is the   
   San Clemente picture that our homeless advocates including Councilmember   
   Enmeier want, good luck. And Councilmember Enmeier, you were voted to   
   protect and serve the residents of San Clemente first and foremost, not   
   the homeless population.   
      
   While I-Hope was staffed by compassionate and well-meaning people, they   
   were inexperienced, and one of the reasons they closed was due to safety   
   concerns for themselves. I attended the meeting they had with the Orange   
   County Sheriff’s Department, and the staff expressed urgent safety   
   concerns.   
      
   We cannot have a homeless center in San Clemente, as it must be dealt with   
   on a county level, by someone who has the funds, expertise, mental   
   facilities, and funding available. Let’s stop this nonsense now!   
      
   https://www.sanclementetimes.com/letter-to-the-editor-homeless/   
      
   --   
   Sandra Weaver is a trash collecting nut.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)