Multiple agencies and organizations are working to clear a significant encampment under Interstate 5 that's referred to as “the island.”
The spot can be difficult to access because of surrounding water that rises with the tide and is covered not only by the highway but also some brush and trees.“This area is definitely one of the largest encampments in the City of San Diego ,” Sarah Hutmacher, the chief operating officer of the San Diego River Park Foundation, told NBC 7.
Matthew Hoffman, a spokesperson for the City of San Diego, explained that the city is aware of the encampment and has been working for months on a project to address it through a $3.6 million California’s Encampment Resolution Fund grant. That grant is expected to support the city for two years.“We just got started in this area about two weeks ago,” he said.
We’re not just going in and moving someone to a different neighborhood. We’re working with them to find out what do they need.The portion of land that the encampment is on falls under the city’s jurisdiction, despite it being under the freeway. Caltrans told NBC 7 it maintains some of the land in that area closer to the bike path but that it is helping where it can.
NBC 7 captured drone footage of the island area on Friday. It shows at least 10 tents, canopies or shelters in one section with wheelbarrows, a portion of chain-link fencing, clothes hanging on what seems to be a drying rack and at least a couple of water-related items like a kayak and a paddleboard tied up for use.
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