From: Miguel Barajas <
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2023 1: 53 PM
To: CityClerk < CityClerk@chulavistaca. gov>
Subject: City Council Meeting comment
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Good afternoon,
I'm a lifelong resident of Chula Vista and a small business owner in the downtown Chula Vista area. I would like to express my gratitude for the public service the council does for Chula Vista.
My concern is with the recent growing population of unhoused individuals in the City Chula Vista. With San Diego currently banning and taking down tent cities, We have seen an increase of unhoused individuals in Chula Vista. My fear is that we are not preparing ourselves for the inevitable migration that may happen soon, or is currently happening. A lot of the new individuals coming to our city are very unstable individuals. Recently, my pregnant wife and myself were driving down F Street and an unhoused person to started walking across the street in front of my car as I was driving. When I honked in caution, It was clear that he had no regard for our safety, and he started yelling at us and signaling that he had a knife he could pull on us. This happened right in front of the police station.
This is only a single act and as a small business owner we have seen multiple and increasing activity of drug use in plain public site with kids and families walking on the street. My wife was once a victim of a violent outburst inside our business, in this situation the individual shoved her face, and disappeared, this wasn' t even that long ago, she was 5 months pregnant. Their violent outburst and zero regard for safety of public is becoming increasingly more apparent. They are acting as if they were a protected class of citizen, and I fear that they are becoming this due to their actions and lack of response from our city leaders, and also the fact that we are not allowed always to protect ourselves. Not only do I fear for my employees, customers, friends and family. But I am starting to really fear for the future of our cities children. I love Chula Vista so much, and I hate that I'm considering moving my family from my childhood city.
While I agree that we should assist individuals in finding stable homes and getting the help they need. I do feel like we should be able to find a middle ground for those individuals who are not seeking help and would much rather stay homeless and be a public disturbance. The public and taxpayers deserve protection and deserve to see their tax dollars be used appropriately for the city and community they love. The county is on the brink of becoming the next homeless hotspot. Let' s not let our city fall victim to these preventable events.
Thank you for your time
A concern citizen.
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