Concerns raised that homeless may be pushed to other areas of the city; guards to get monthly training sessions
Security guards will patrol a larger area of downtown Oceanside under a $1.9 million contract amendment approved this week by the City Council.
Four trained, unarmed guards are on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the downtown core under the contract with Gateway Security Services, Inc. They work with the Oceanside Police Department’s homeless outreach team and with the San Diego Rescue Mission to connect the unsheltered with services.The guards make about 1,600 contacts a month with residents, businesses and visitors, said Economic Development Manager Michelle Geller in a presentation to the City Council on Wednesday.
“They are doing a pretty good job downtown, I would agree, but it does not mean the homeless have gone away,” Councilmember Rick Robinson said before the vote. Many homeless people have moved to more inland areas of the city where they continue to need city services, Robinson said. Most of those areas are not patrolled by private security.Incidents related to homelessness, such as trespassing and vandalism, appear to be increasing outside the patrolled areas, council members said. That could be the result of the patrols, and more could be done to monitor that.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Target closing 9 stores citing theft, safety concerns'We cannot continue operating these stores because theft and organized retail crime are threatening the safety of our team and guests, and contributing to unsustainable business performance,' according to Target.
Leer más »
Target to close East Harlem store citing safety concerns - New York Amsterdam NewsTarget said Tuesday that it will close nine stores in four states, including one in East Harlem.
Leer más »
Exclusive: Biden officials kept immigration jails despite internal cost concernsBiden administration officials last year recommended closing or downsizing nine immigration detention centers because of high costs and staffing shortages, a move that could have saved $235 million, a draft U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) memo reviewed by Reuters shows. But ICE ultimately only ended contracts with two of the detention centers flagged in the memo.
Leer más »
Black Americans express concerns about racist depictions in news media, lack of coverage effortsIn a major new study, Black Americans expressed broad concerns about how they are depicted in the news media, with majorities saying they see racist or negative depictions and a lack of effort by journalists to cover broader segments of their community.
Leer más »
Black Americans express concerns about racist depictions in news media, lack of coverage effortsIn a major new study, Black Americans expressed broad concerns about how they are depicted in the news media, with majorities saying they see racist or negative depictions and a lack of effort by journalists to cover broader segments of their community
Leer más »
Black Americans express concerns about racist depictions in news media, lack of coverage effortsIn a major new study, Black Americans expressed broad concerns about how they are depicted in the news media, with majorities saying they see racist or negative depictions and a lack of effort by journalists to cover broader segments of their community.
Leer más »