It's like playing whack-a-mole. Reality is that homeless people have to sleep somewhere, but this is ugly and always ends up full if trash.

I have been reporting this homeless dump sight for almost 7 months!!!!!!!!! I have given the city of Vallejo the owners name of the property, Valsaf Holding Company out of Loa Altos calif at least three times. It was cleaned out about 5 months ago, only to have these homeless move back in and start all over in destroying the area with their blight! I know for a fact there is at least 5 homeless camps on this proerty and the cty continues to give us taxpaying citizens the same old excuse that their looking into it, or its in the process of contacting the owner, on and on and on! The camps keep getting bigger because its not taken care of at the first sign of them squatting! Hopefully the email i sent to the city manager might have an impact, i doubt it though!!!!!!!!!!!!

This marsh area needs to be fenced off since homeless rights prevent proactive law enforcement and slow the removal of encampments.
Encampments are the result of the politicians mindset that we have elected.. Just like in the San Francisco area
They have empowered the homeless here in many ways

I agree! Fence off the area, mow down all the weeds and foliage and make it totally impossible to gain access! This all the expense of Valsaf Holding Company!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How about it cov! Step up and start demanding more from these property owners that could care less about the cov's piddly fines! It seems every parking lot in the area is full of RV's, homeless, squatters and tons of garbage strewn everywhere! What a sight to see as you drive through Vallejo! No wonder this town gets a bum rap, it deserves it, just look at it! Cant wait for the new multi million dollar homeless shelter to be built on Sacramento st.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Im starting to see a pattern with the COV. If we the people who are reporting these sights bombard the click fix sight continuously with the same report on a certain area from different people, the COV seems to get the ball rolling and eventually cleaned up. Otherwise what we report with pictures and comments just get ignored, especially sights like 777 sereno and 3962 Sonoma blvd. These 2 sights i drive by everyday and see the influx of camps and garbage and just downright FILTH! I keep reporting and get the covs patented answer, their looking into it, for 7 MONTHS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why is this OK? Why does it take so long to be addressed? When will the City come up with new solutions? Keep doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is idiotic.

Well, coming home from work and the area in question has now become a full blown squatting homeless commune! If the city where not so slow in dealing with this problem we wouldnt be in the situation that we are now! What is going to take to get some type of response and action at this sight. I have been reporting this sight for months!!!! The Valsaf Holding company is not maintaining their property and its getting worse everyday!!! Come on COV do something! Trash everywhere, homeless camps, tents, this sight is totally out of control and city seems not to care one bit or this wouldnt be happening! No more than a few hundred yards to the south is 777 Sereno dr in which the south east corner is a full blown homeless camp infringing on CITY OWNED RAILROAD tracks! Why isnt this sight being cleaned up also? Been reporting this sight for months also!!! The city needs to enforce the laws that are on the books for ILLEGAL camping! OUT OF CONTROL with no signs of improving!!!!!!!!!!!

Reported this yesterday , last week last month the month before that and so on for at least 7 months, and im reporting it again! This sight is know a full blown hobo camp lining the retaining wall all the way to HWY 29 , at least 10 camps now and gaining more by the day! What seems to be the problem COV? Can we the taxpaying citizens get and answer that would justify why you havnt done a darn thing in curbing this influx of filth! It is growing by leaps and bounds and it would seem the COV could care less!!!!!!!!!! VALSAF HOLDING COMPANY owns the property!!!!!! Get off the stick and do something COV!!!!!! This is so far out of control its sickening!

Thank you for reporting! Code Enforcement Officer DAVID SIDIE has an active case on the property, case reference CE18-2116. You may visit our online tracking system, eTRAKiT, to view updates on current cases at http://web.ci.vallejo.ca.us/eTRAKiT3/ (please allow several business days for information to upload). SeeClickFix is one of the many tools available to the citizens of Vallejo to report non-emergency issues. We “close” an issue in SeeClickFix once we've acknowledged the complaint; however, this issue is not "Closed" per se; it will remain an "Open" case with us until it is corrected. If there is anything else we can assist you with, please let us know. Thank you for using SeeClickFix!

So the response from the cov is the same, expected that, the date today is 30th of august, lets see how long before the hoard that has invaded this property is evicted! Valsaf Holding Company should be held totally responsible for any cleanup and costs! They should be responsible for installing a fence around their property so that future squatters cant squat! This sight was cleaned once before only to have the squatters and homeless invade it again, which im sure they will again once its cleaned up and the heat dies down.

What are the possibilities of the city putting a lien on this property before and/or after the COV cleans it up.
Either a preemptive punitive lien or clean and fence off the property then bill them and if not paid lien the property.?

The city doesnt have the intestinal fortitude to to push the issue, to many other issues surrounding the COV, like new stop lights on sonoma blvd! What a joke! They just dont want to deal with blight that has invaded our city! I actually saw a homeless women set up camp in front of a business during work hours! Without a presentable city, who would want to start a business here? I wouldnt! I really think the city is scared to approach this large property owners for fear of them closing up shop!

Be nice to the homeless the more they come. Vallejo should only be responsible for homeless that had an address if even that. They should have to be at a camp to receive direction and no access to drugs etc.. Not left alone to blight our potentially beautiful city. San Francisco is too nice and serves them from being homeless from out of the city. Feed a cat and more will come

Where is code enforcement citing and fining the owners. Absentee owners usually aren't the best property managers and need to be monitored and possibly have their property taken away

Well i see the homeless encampment had a fire! What is going to take for the city to step in and clean up this area, maybe burned down buildings and a lawsuit against the COV for not doing their job!!!!!!! What a joke! COV look at this area! CLEAN IT UO or make the owner, Valsaf Holding Company take some responsibility for their property as would a taxpaying citizen of Vallejo! How many times are you the COV going to tell us your investigating this and we have a pending case in the process, this is getting OLD!!!!!!!

How far does the CalTrans easement go Eastward from the pavement? The owner will try and claim that the wetland is protected and a permit would be required to erect a fence. Fencing is the only solution. It looks even worse now, after the fire. I just drove by there and there are shopping carts lining the sidewalk full of stuff.

Lets see, ILLEGAL camping, littering, loitering and every other unimaginable thing theses homeless bring with them! Now we the TAXPAYING citizen have to pay our fire department personal to go put out a fire these homeless have started, which should have never happened because the city wont enforce the laws on the books and wont hold Valsaf Holding Company responsible for their land. What and the heck is wrong with you people down at the city! Get your head out of your arse and do something! Im tired of your patented excuse that you have a case pending, their breaking the law! Go and enforce it! Just drove by this encampment on sonoma blvd, the place is trashed, along with the homeless guy up against the guardrail throwing his garbage everywhere! And as usual, 777 Sereno drive in the southeast parking lot, mounds of garbage and filth everywhere, INCLUDING the COV's railroad tracks, nothing being done! You all should be fired whomever is running this cleanup program because it AINT WORKING and it shows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a embarrassment driving through this town! Center dividers not being cleaned, oh thats right cal-trans owns sonoma blvd! Do you think the COV would contact them to clean up their property, no, they tell us to contact them! What a bunch of bureaucratic BS! Sick of the city's do nothing attitude!

What can we do? asking the city to act does not seem to be working. Do we march on city hall a pick it/ protest demanding action? Do we physically act on our own, How do we find it, through community fundraising. Can a local contractor reach out to this property owner and struck a deal with them to build a fence.
I know these are not conventional or proper solutions but how long are the hard working tax paying citizens of this city going to tolerate these bums and their garbage, theft and crime?
Why can this city throw these bums out of town?
We need a local sit/lie ordinance in Vallejo.
VPD needs to enforce trespassing, loitering, and park curfew laws.
This town is overrun by vagrants that have more rights than tax paying citizens.
Time to show these bums the door, please, enough is enough, how mush longer will the residents of this city have to put up with this filth?

JW, nothing will happen regarding the homeless situation until the city council and all their minions running the city step up and enforce the laws on the books! This town has become despicable to look at when driving through it or around it. Like i have said in the past, click fix aint workin! The response time after going through a half dozen departments before its recognized, these sights balloon into full blown camps! Then the city gives us the patented response that theres a process in getting rid of these camps! Hence, if the city would have stopped it from the beginning and didnt let it compound, they wouldnt have this problem. No leadership at the COV when it comes to this blight that has taken over this CITY!!!!!!!!!! Just keep reporting! I see more fires being started and possibly a building being caught on fire. Good job COV! Elections are coming up, this needs to be focused on!

Any mention of the city council will get you flagged! Any mention of them not doing their job, gets you flagged! This city sugar coats everything! Wake up!!!!!!!!!!!! Truth hurts!!!!!!!!!!!

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Addressing these problems at the beginning before they get large and out of control would save such much of our tax payer dollars, it’s just common sense. Not to mention provide a healthier and more attractive environment for residents and people visiting this city.

Issue 4875447 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue.

As previously mentioned, Code Enforcement Officer DAVID SIDIE has an active case on the property, case reference CE18-2116.

You may visit our online tracking system, eTRAKiT, to view updates on current cases at http://web.ci.vallejo.ca.us/eTRAKiT3/ (please allow several business days for information to upload).

SeeClickFix is one of the many tools available to the citizens of Vallejo to report non-emergency issues. We “close” an issue in SeeClickFix once we've acknowledged the complaint; however, this issue is not "Closed" per se; it will remain an "Open" case with us until it is corrected. If there is anything else we can assist you with, please let us know. Thanks again for using SeeClickFix!

After so many duplicates you would think the city would get the hint that there is a problem, wouldnt you? Or seeing all the homeless people, GARBAGE, filth, tents, and a fire they would get the hint!

Re-opening this issue adds it back to the queue and prevents us from receiving/processing another complaint. Please note that we already have a case on this reported issue and are currently addressing the violation(s). Since this is occurring on private property, there is due process involved and the City must first seek voluntary compliance of the violations from the property owner to fix the violation(s). This process may not yield a quick response, but we do our best to work with the property owner to get the violations corrected.

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Really, are you saying you can only process one issue at a time?

Let's talk about process, I've driven by the site and there's clear H&S violations that the police can act on immediately, without the owners authority or consent. As a matter of fact the owner has the responsibility of protecting their property from H&S violations and could be liable to the city for correction of those violations.

While Vallejo asks for permission other cities in the Bay Area take action for benefit of their communities and law abiding citizens. This is why Vallejo looks like it does.

Throw the bums out of town, clean up this city. Vallejo has so much wasted potential.

You, the COV, have dealt with this property owner in the past and what ever agreement you have made with them regarding their property is being overlooked by them and you, COV! Why do we the taxpayers have to put up with this! Contacting the city manger was a waste of my time, no response after three emails! If re-opening an issue puts this click fix site in turmoil, you should shut it DOWN! The way its starting to look is that there are to many chiefs and not enough indians to make this sight work! You close an issue, but you have failed to correct it! 777 sereno dr. case in point, you say you cleaned it but there is still tons of garbage mounded up everywhere! How can you justify your comment saying you fixed it when theres still garbage everywhere? By re-opening it maybe you wont go about it half arse this time! Incompetent people running this program! Use the laws on the books in this town and start showing the taxpaying people you mean it! This is getting old!

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Oops, just moved it to the back of the que again!
What a weak sauce excuse,
Also as per City code, once an issue with Code Enforcement has been resolved, a repeat of the same violation within one year there is no longer any warning or citations, it’s an immediate penalty/fine/levy.
What is the case number?

Artsem, i think we the people that care are losing the battle! I see this blight all over town and it seems its only getting worse! I see the response and the resolve and its not working! I really dont think the people running the city give a rats arse about the appearance of the city, and it shows. If i was a city leader i would be ashamed of what this city has become appearance wise! Its a disgrace! The click fix site cant solve all the problems that have been given them, it would be nice if they had some help from city hall, the police dept, city attorney, city manager maybe then something would get done! But i doubt it!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep reporting!!!!!!!! Im not giving up!

MikeD hit it right on the nail head, stand up COV and take action! Clean these sights up, bill the owner for non compliance, they dont pay, lien or take their property for not complying! The sights i have commented on have 4 to 5 duplicate issues, what part of people are tired dont you get! Incompetent sight! Resolves nothing in a timely matter!

William this is just part of a larger problem...

There are individuals who roam our city looking for vacant business and rental properties so they can operate their criminal enterprises, be it chop shops or drug/sex houses. I suspect VPD follows the same process here, ask the property owner for permission to take action. Meanwhile tens of hundreds of tax paying citizens witness and report the crimes either via 911 or this site and nothing happens because of current process (or call prioritization [which we saw on a recent KTVU story involving a toddler in a window] is a problem). Many citizens are impacted as the crime spreads into the adjacent neighborhoods while the current process takes months and may not resolve anything.

This and the homeless issues reported (like this one and many others which also attract similar criminal activity) are deplorable. We need to hold our city officials accountable for lack of action to protect our communities from criminal activity and blight, and basic health and safety which the city is responsible for enforcing.

While our city officials are distracted by ORCEM and other controversial agendas Vallejo is going down in flames. I've lived in the Bay Area all of my life and in Vallejo for a little over 3 years, and while the economy has been on the rise our city has been in demise. It's pretty sad.

I thought I saw that there was a city council candidate debate coming up, that would be a good place to voice these concerns. Also continue calling and visiting City Hall and posting here so we can continue to monitor and act!

Make Vallejo great again

HOW????????????????????

Censorship is alive and well on SeeClickFix apparently

I agree with Mike D. Thanks. Please, city officials do something.

@Artsem - this case is currently active and not closed. Please scroll up for the case number. The case is completely trackable via our online tracking system, eTRAKiT.

@Artsem - this case is currently active and not closed. Please scroll up for the case number. The case is completely trackable via our online tracking system, eTRAKiT.

Re: Code Enforcement
Oh, please forgive me for not scanning the case number in this long, long dialogue.

Reported this sight back on 8/30/2018 and still nothing done! What part of our city laws doesnt the COV get? Other towns that i work in dont have the magnitude of problems like the COV has regarding the homeless, its because they dont tolerate it and stop it before it compounds. Maybe thats why Vallejo was ranked 222nd for worst place to raise a family, would you want to raise a family here looking at all the blight that has taken over Vallejo? Good job City Hall and Council members, oh ya, and you to Sampayan!

The city needs to take charge and enforce H&S laws on the books. This process of asking the property owner for permission is clearly not getting the city ahead of the issue.

Thank you for your comments. As previously mentioned, we have an active case on this property. Since this is private property, there is due process involved and the City must first seek voluntary compliance from the property owner to fix the violation(s). This process may not yield a quick response, but we do our best to work with the property owner to get the violations corrected.

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Why are we requesting permission to enforce Health and Safety laws? As tax paying citizens don't we pay to have health and safety laws enforced in our community? Whom do we need to speak with about this? William has provided all of the necessary evidence in photograph form (thank you BTW) that your current process is broken.

Also it shouldn't matter whether it is public or private property. Private property owners have a duty to keep their property up to codes, including health and safety! If they fail to do so they should be cited/fined/liened. The city is absolutely backward in how this issue is being approached.

Thanks for fixing this request!

MikeD, i have sent photos and comments to the city manager via email at least three times regarding the homeless problem along with their garbage and filth and have not received one response back! The COV doesnt care! More worried about ORCEM and the north end of Mare Island, New pipe going across the napa river, Sonoma Blvd. street lights and other issues. The appearance of the city is of no concern to city hall! It shows, just drive around, PITIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've lived in Vallejo almost 3 years now and I've seen a big increase in the problem all over the city. Sonoma is pretty bad and on my side of town it's becoming more of a problem. Hanns Park has become a homeless campground/crime haven and there is a pack of homeless that have free reign from the Shopping Center to Hanns Park. They pretty much do what they want (drugs, theft, litter, assault) with no regard for other people's safety.

I call 911 to report crime, no response. I post on this website, some response by city employees but VPD is a black hole (by that I mean their tracking system provides zero detail and I don't actually see them around these parts, specifically the Community Division that should be checking up on these things).

To summarize I totally agree with you William. It is not a priority for the city. Well, in about two years with the status quo the homeless will be eating VPD, city hall, and their outdated policies if something isn't done.

I'm really surprised also that more people aren't commenting on these types of posts. This is a SERIOUS problem that needs URGENT attention.

Blocked again by the BOT.

I've lived in Vallejo almost 3 years now and I've seen a big increase in the problem all over the city. Sonoma has probably been the most impacted but it's on the rise all over town. William I agree with you that COV does not see this as a priority. I'm really surprised also that more people aren't commenting on these types of posts. This is a SERIOUS problem that needs URGENT attention.

Sorry but the homeless have rights because of a political mind set that runs this state and our city
Endless freebies- least - lax enforcement of laws
Our state and city are a magnet for the homeless
And criminals....The people that would help us their hands are tied.. They must follow the new lax laws
They must protect the rights of all dirt bag leaches or be sued

I could say much more but... I would be blocked by rejections

Homeless, illegals, all given rights while are rights are trashed! Politically correct has ruined this state along with the party that is running it into the ground! We pay our taxes and these people pay nothing and receive full benefits above and beyond! This town 3as once a very nice town, its now turned into a pithole even gaining the distinction of being ranked 222nd on the worst place to raise a family. Why would anyone want to live here with that ranking! I blame city hall and its minions!

Looks like they had a fire at this location. When is something going to be done Justine? And sorry for moving this to the back of the que again.

Artsem, i reported the fire back on 9/11, thats how slow this area is being addressed! Im sure there will be more to come!

Not sure, but I think they had another fire?

I vote to keep reopening this issue as many times as necessary, that way it cannot be archived and shut down all the comments.

I don't agree with the policy on how these CSS cases are closed in the first place. It skews the metrics with respect to the other city agencies whom are assigned cases that remain open until the action is taken and then they are closed. It would also be fantastic if CSS could provide the resolution in this site as well to EACH AND EVERY CASE that goes through their department.

These bums just need to be forcefully removed from this and other properties like it NOW. No “homeless rights delays etc.” no red tape, just get them out of here.
They are polluting our waterways with biohazards and creating a horrible mess that we have to see everyday.

Not the way the city works!!!! They drag their feet on all comments, months for any action , while the sights compound into full blown homeless camps and dump sights! Dont expect any resolve the city has no interest in cleaning up these messes!

Thank you for reporting! Code Enforcement Officer Sidie has an active case on the property, case reference #CE18-2116. You may visit our online tracking system, eTRAKiT, to view updates on current cases at http://web.ci.vallejo.ca.us/eTRAKiT3/ (please allow several business days for information to upload). SeeClickFix is one of the many tools available to the citizens of Vallejo to report non-emergency issues. We “close” an issue in SeeClickFix once we've acknowledged the complaint; however, this issue is not "Closed" per se; it will remain an "Open" case with us until it is corrected. If there is anything else we can assist you with, please let us know. Thank you for using SeeClickFix!

Reported 9/11, still there! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Clean up the AREA!!!!!! FINE the owner! What and the H.LL is wrong with you people! Do nothing taxpayer paid city employees! Im totally disgusted with your progress on all the sights i have reported on! Still no answer as to why you havent picked up the garbage on YOUR railroad tracks off sereno behind in shape! These are your tracks, CLEAN THEM UP!!!!!!! You started but left three quarters of the mess behind, within 50ft of a day care center. If i had a child there i would sue the heck out the COV for not cleaning up the area with the possibility of my child contacting some disease from the human waste, dirty needles and garbage you, THE COV, left behind!

Thank you for your comment. CE Officer Sidie is scheduled to re-inspect the property on October 29th. As previously mentioned, please use eTRAKiT for an update on the status of this property. Thanks again for using SeeClickFix!

I cant believe it! I have been reporting this sight for months! I have watched it grow from 1 camp to at least 7, watched as it grow and finally caught on fire! Now your telling me Sidie is going to re-inspect the sight! For what,to see that its the same as it was 2 months ago! The owner should have been notified the moment the squatters moved in and stopped it immediately! October 29th,2018 should have been March 1st 2018 when it first started! Inept city at work, not enforcing the laws on the books! What about your railroad tracks, never seem to get an answer!!!!!

Thank you for your comment. Per the City of Vallejo's Municipal Code, the process starts with seeking voluntary compliance (of the violations) from the property owner to fix the violation(s). This process takes time and may not yield a quick response, but since this is private property, there is due process involved. Eventually, the code enforcement officer will file to obtain an abatement warrant if the owner fails to remedy the violations in a timely manner. In the meantime, we ask for your patience during this process. If you have additional questions, please contact us at code.enforcement@cityofvallejo.net or 707-648-4469; if you have specific questions regarding the case, you may ask for CE Officer Sidie.

Thanks again for using SeeClickFix!