Hire security guards for Castro Encampment after death and shooting
In Plain English
The Castro Encampment at Hensley and Castro Streets houses 80 people in 60 vehicles and has seen criminal activity including a suspicious death in October and a shooting that left someone critically injured. The city will pay up to $200,000 from a state homelessness grant to hire 3 guards working around the clock through January. If approved, guards start immediately while the city prepares a longer-term security contract.
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