1 Kristina Santana
From: Amedee Garispe <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 1:34 PM
To: Kristina Santana; Chia Teng; Steve Tye; Andrew Chou; Ruth Low; Stan Liu Cc: Grace Lee; Greg Gubman; Gabriela Fernandez; Esmeralda Magallanes; Sandi Jimenez; Raymond Tao
Subject: FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
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We humbly submit the following for public comment for the September 16, 2025 Diamond Bar City Council MeeƟng:
Dear Esteemed Members of the Diamond Bar City Council,
This is my second public comment, as the first one on August 5, 2025 did not yield a response from anyone at the City.
We are sƟll dealing with the same asbestos exposure issues and open living room ceilings. This is sƟll a public health fiasco and we are now being pressured to move, which could bring asbestos containing materials into the community. It is vital for acƟon to take place. I will be having my colon cancer surgery September 22, and due to the property managers negligence and failure to remedy the situaƟon in a Ɵmely manner, I will be forced to recover at home in these condiƟons.
Since Clover Realty does not care about their 82 year old tenant, it is Ɵme for the city to step in and protect one of their ciƟzens of over 14 years.
My name is Amedee Garispe. My family and I are residents of District 3. I previously sent an email to each council member, as well as representaƟves from the ciƟes’ Building and Safety department. There has been no follow up from anyone at the city level regarding our open ceilings, disturbed asbestos, months-long asbestos exposure, and failure of the property manager and property owner to act. The owner has been cited by the SCAQMD for opening up popcorn ceilings without a valid asbestos survey, but they have no enforcement power. We have reached out to the LA County Department of Public Health, and they do not have jurisdicƟon in this maƩer. Both agencies specifically stated that it is up to the CITY to compel acƟon upon the property manager/owner, and we are asking the city to get involved and protect the health and well-being of its residents and neighbors. The property address is 1344 S Diamond Bar Blvd, Unit B, Diamond Bar Ca 91765. My phone number is 626-373-8285.
The property manager hired a company to complete an asbestos survey in May that was deemed invalid by Cal/OHSA and the SCAQMD due to fraud, and now the property manager refuses to communicate to re-start the process. I was just diagnosed with colon cancer, my wife is immunocompromised, and our health is in jeopardy the longer we are exposed to the open ceilings and disturbed asbestos. We are asking the city council to direct city staff to invesƟgate why no acƟon has been taken on this maƩer, and to get Building and Safety and/or Code Enforcement to the property right away so containment and abatement can be done correctly and in accordance to all local and state laws. We need the landlord and property management to have outside supervision, so that all steps of the remediaƟon process, from tesƟng to abatement, get done with licensed and cerƟfied companies. They have a history of cuƫng corners, minimizing the scope of work to avoid geƫng permits, and improperly applying the owner-builder exempƟon for repairs at the unit. 2 Sincerely,
The Garispe Family
1344 S. Diamond Bar Blvd. Unit B
Diamond Bar, CA 91765