Protecting public spaces

You are correct Grace that the problem is getting worse in Burlingame. A couple weeks ago on my way to a HS baseball game I passed a disheveled man lying on the grass in front of the high school, pulling his pants up and down and pleasuring himself. When I called the police non-emergency line the officer was dismissive and asked me, oddly "Did you actually see his p---s?" As if engaging in this behavior in front of a high school would otherwise be ok? The police activity report (Crimegraphics) the following day simply stated "checks OK" (It is also interesting that these reports used to contain details about police calls and crimes, now all detail has been taken out. Why is that, does the city want people to be less informed?) The following day while on my usual walk, the same man was again in front of the high school.

Laws need to be enforced or we will become San Francisco. One tent will become two, then an encampment. Please call local law enforcement every time issues occur and force them to take action. We cannot accept anti-social behavior in our community. (And of course, this is not a "housing" issue.) If these people won't accept local services they need to move on.

Grace - an initial step should be to dismantle the NGO rip offs. They would not exist if the homeless were actively discouraged from burdening the general public with their offensive behavior. We have laws on the books to make that happen, but as .long as the NGOs, which depend on homeless populations, continue to count on bleeding hearts and government largesse, it is complicated, as the outgoing mayor said.

Unfortunately, Ms. Xuereb, when you have Democrats putting the welfare of criminals and terrorists over the American people, why would you think Democrats would put the welfare of citizens over the homeless? Remember, Democrats in California would not stand or vote to honor law and order. People get the government they vote for and unfortunately, as long as Democrats are elected, they are not willing to uphold laws and we do have to live like this. Perhaps when these societal ills and violence affect more Democrats, voters will choose wisely and stop electing Democrats. Perhaps folks need to film or take pictures and post/highlight them in social media, especially for use during upcoming elections. Maybe a YouTube channel?