Proposed ‘Car Triage Heart’ Close to San Francisco’s Bayview Met With Resistance – NBC Bay Space
Where should those whose only home are on wheels be accommodated? There are growing concerns among some residents of the Bayview-Candlestick Point neighborhood.
Local residents said their community has been overrun with recreational vehicles and people who live in cars – and now the city wants to make them permanent.
A number of RVs and cars used as homes can be seen throughout the Hunters Point Expressway.
“These unhappy brothers and sisters currently facing economic disaster is a problem for the city and county of San Francisco,” said Anthony Alan Simon, a San Francisco resident. “It’s not a Bayview problem.”
During the pandemic, people lost their jobs and the number of uninhabited populations skyrocketed. But neighbors said the problems increase as more RVs move in.
A local resident reports a pile of medical waste and needles that he has to walk through in the neighborhood.
Local residents said there were real concerns about conditions with generators running all night, propane tanks, landfills and trash. Now, neighbors are concerned about a proposal for a vehicle triage center or secure parking lot with 150 spaces at Candlestick Point State Recreation Area in a challenging community.
“Until we have rebuilt Candlestick and the issues listed above are not resolved, we will not be able to organize or organize a vehicle triage center in the Bayview ward,” said Cynthia Bell of San Francisco.
San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Shamman Walton, who represents District 10, said the proposal addresses the reality of the situation with so many people living in vehicles.
“We’re not going to move people in the middle of a pandemic and send them back onto the streets. What we’re suggesting is a vehicle triage site, ”said Walton.
Walton added that the site would have restrooms and plumbing, 24/7 security, and janitorial services. The proposed triage site would also work with organizations that connect people to homes, according to Walton.
The goal? “Do all we can to get people back on track where they don’t have to live in vehicles,” said Walton.
