San Francisco residents living in RVs in Bernal Heights could be forced to relocate

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BACK TO YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, DARREN. >>> THE IDEA OF SETTING DOWN ROOTS IS A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF OUR EXPERIENCES BUT DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE. BUYING, RENTING, HOMES VERSUS CONDOS VERSUS APARTMENTS, IN THE CITY OR OUT IN THE 'BURBS. FOR PEOPLE WHO FALLEN ON HARD TIMES THE BEST OPTION IS JUST TO PUT LIFE IN PARK FOR A SECOND AND FOCUS THEIR ENERGY TO GETTING TO MORE STABLE GROUND. IN SAN FRANCISCO, SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THEIR RVs PARKED ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR YEARS THAT COULD END SOON. NEIGHBORS SAY NOT SOON ENOUGH. >> Reporter: NEW PARKING RESTRICTIONS LIKE THAT ONE ARE POPPING UP ALL OVER THE BOULEVARD DETOUR HOMELESS PEOPLE FROM PARKING THEIR RVs OVERNIGHT. RESIDENTS TELL ME ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. >> Reporter: IT HAS BEEN FIVE MONTHS SINCE THIS COUPLE BOUGHT IN RV AND STARTED PARKING IT RIGHT HERE.. >> Translator: WE HAVE SOME PUPPIES, WE WERE RENTING, THEY ASKED US FOR A LOT OF MONEY FOR THEM. WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BETTER TO MOVE HERE INSTEAD OF PAYING ALMOST $3,000 FOR THE TWO OF US AND THE THREE PUPPIES. >> Reporter: SHE SAYS THEY BOTH WORK CLEANING A RESTAURANT NEARBY AND HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ENOUGH INCOME TO QUALIFY FOR ANOTHER APARTMENT. >> Translator: IT IS SOUR TURN TO SEE WHERE TO MOVE. WE HAVE THE IDEA OF POSSIBLY MOVING TO SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. BUT WE STILL DON'T KNOW. >> Reporter: THEY HAVE TO MOVE SOONER THAN THEY PLANNED NOW THAT THE CITY HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO TACKLE STREET SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES IN THIS PART OF TOWN. IT IS WHAT THIS LONG TIME RESIDENT TELLS ME THEY HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. >> THEY ARE VERY NICE PEOPLE. BUT FOR FOUR YEARS THEY HAVE BEEN HERE, THERE IS NO PLACE FOR THEM TO TAKE SHOWERS, THERE IS NO, THEY THROW THEIR GARBAGE OUT, THIS, THIS, THIS IS NOT HOW THEY SHOULD BE TREATED. >> Reporter: RESIDENTS LIKE MARK HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO THE CITY SINCE 2020 WHEN THE NUMBER OF RVs PARKED HEREIN CREASED BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE CONDITIONS AROUND THE AREA STARTED TO DETERIORATE. MANY RESIDENTS SENT LETTERS AND EMAILS ASKING FOR MORE ENFORCEMENT IN THE AREA. THE CITY RESPONDED WITH A CONFIRMATION THAT THIS IS A NO OVERNIGHT PARKING ZONE. THE SOLUTION, INSTALLING SIGNS THAT WERE VANDALIZED OR REMOVED BEFORE ACTIVE ENFORCEMENT BEGINS. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT ILLEGAL DUMPING LIE SEWAGE THAT IS CAUSING A HEALTH HAZARD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY GOING BACK HERE TO PEE . AND ALSO FURTHER DOWN THEY GO DOWN THE HILL BY THE PUBLIC GARDEN. >> Reporter: PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THE AREA FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AGREED. SHE SAYS THERE IS A LINE BETWEEN COMPASSION AND ADDRESSING QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES. SO THE COMMUNITY MIGHT BE DIVIDED. >> Translator: MANY PEOPLE ARE IN FAVOR. OTHERS ARE AGAINST IT BECAUSE THEY SAY SOME ARE GOOD PEOPLE AND OTHERS ARE BAD. BUT THE TRUTH IS, WITH THESE NEW SIGNS, IT SEEMS PERFECT TO ME. ALTHOUGH, MANY CARS HAVE NOT YET MOVED. >> Reporter: SHE SAYS SHE WILL ITEN TO SEEK HELP THROUGH ORGANIZATIONS TO FIND A SPOT AT ONE OF THOSE RV SAFE PARK AND SITES. FOR NOW SHE HAS A MESSAGE. >> Translator: IF AT ANY POINT WE BOTHER THEM THEY CAN SIMPLY TELL US. WE WILL SEE WHAT TO DO. BECAUSE IN THE END, WE ARE ALL PEOPLE AND WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. >> Reporter: ULTIMATELY THEY ALL AGREE ON ONE THING, THE PARKING RESTRICTION IS JUST
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Channel: KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA
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Length: 3min 47sec (227 seconds)
Published: Wed Mar 13 2024
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