Corona Code Enforcement needs to be replaced with someone who can get the job done. It’s obvious the person of choice isn’t.

It was reported that Orange County had a 16% drop in homelessness. I bet when they cleared out the encampment by the wash, they just moved down the road to our lovely town. What's the plan?? It is getting worse by the day.

I have asked the same question and I am told that change needs to come from the top- meaning our wonderful governor. Clearly that won't be changing anytime soon, so we need to find a solution for our city NOW. If OC was able to clear them out, then why can't we? We can't wait for prop 47 to be repealed which was the beginning of all of this.

This issue was recategorized from Code Enforcement (private property maintenance issues) to Police (Non-Emergency - For an emergency dial 9-1-1).

City of Corona assigned this issue to Corona Police Department

The city can’t do the job cleaning this small area of Circle City.. So I’m pretty sure this issue will not be resolved either..

Thank you for sharing your concerns via See Click Fix. We’ve forwarded this to our Homeless Outreach and Psychological Evaluation Team (HOPE Team), which specializes in helping our homeless neighbors.

Please note: See Click Fix isn’t monitored 24/7. In the future, if you see a homeless neighbor needing assistance, please contact us at our non-emergency phone number (951) 736-2330 option #3 to dispatch a HOPE Officer. If it is an emergency, instead call 911. Thank you once again for sharing your concerns with us via See Click Fix.

While I think our governor is part of the problem (in addition to Martin vs Boise decision), that doesn’t mean the city can just throw their hands up in the air, point fingers, and do nothing. There is a clear contrast between neighboring cities and what we see here and obviously both have the same governor. The city has a homeless solutions plan (https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61ba3b213d57f437065a5ff3/t/61def7eccb7e996db08ef293/1642002415135/08-04-21+Homeless+Solutions+Annual+Action+Plan+Presentation.pdf) — its linked to from https://www.theroadhome.coronaca.gov/homelessness-solutions. That plan, unfortunately, shows that the city is focused on the wrong things. For example, none of the system metrics on page 4 reflect the cleanliness of the city — I would expect that they’d at least be counting the number of shopping carts on the streets over time to determine how successful their plan is, but obvious KPIs like this are not listed in the plan. Furthermore, there are no metrics there for percentage of homeless that cooperate with the HOPE team (my understanding is that cooperation is voluntary, at least in most cases). Things like this should be regularly measured and trended over time, but the plan doesn’t call for it. It also calls homeless individuals “clients”, and in some sense they are, but taxpayers and residents are also clients of the homeless solution plan, since it directly affects the cleanliness of and crime rate in the city and these clients are not acknowledged in the plan to the extent they should be.

Also, dispatchers/police sometimes ignored my calls for homelessness — they didn’t even send the HOPE team.

So nice to hear I am not alone in my frustration. After speaking to a former HOPE team officer, I was informed about the following: that most homeless don't want the help and they can't be forcibly removed, and the drug issue is paramount. Since drug use and possession is now a misdemeanor, they can't be arrested even if they are shooting up right in front of the officer. I don't see how this issue can be fixed without arrests being made, but again, something needs to be done because this city is turning into an absolute dump and crime is on the rise. I don't even want to live here anymore.

Well said AnonPark and thanks for the info. There is a "clear contrast" between Corona and the neighboring cities. I've asked why many times. We are in Yorba Linda 5 times a week, and never ever see any transients or run down, filthy shopping centers. It's as if everyone moves the transients along and gives them a one way ticket to Corona, where they are welcomed by the HOPE team, aptly named for the transients, but not hope for the residents. Something needs to change.

Well said everyone.

Thank you again for reaching out via SEE CLICK FIX. The HOPE team responded on 5/26/22 and did find piles of items possibly left behind by homeless subjects, however, no subjects were located. The management for the business was contacted and advised to clean up the area. We appreciate your assistance in keeping our streets and city safe.