The reported encampment is on City property, and recent federal court cases have restricted removal of homeless encampments on public property. In Martin v. City of Boise, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a unanimous decision, finding that the City of Boise’s prohibition against sleeping in public violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment when no alternative shelter is available. Thus, cities cannot enforce camping/lodging prohibitions if their local homeless population faces inadequate shelter space. However, the City will continue to monitor the location and assist with clean-ups when appropriate.

This is exactly the “Copy Paste Response” that residents of Vallejo have come to expect from the Code Enforcement Division personnel.

Why is it that No trespass is enforced on the Island side of the River but not on the mainland side?

Perhaps some of the millions grant money VPD receives could be used to pay private security to patrol the areas that CSS & Code Enforcement has lost control over?

Martin v. City of Boise
does not giver the homeless unlimited rights to set up structures or camp wherever they please.
The city can tell them where to camp as long as the ban is not all inclusive and city wide.

I would like to see the list of civil citations given to these people . Martin v Boise states they must be given a civil citation. These people should be given a civil citation every time they are found to be on public property. Is Vallejo doing this? and if so , where is the records for said citations?

This site, like all other locations assigned to Code Enforcement Division, continues to expand. More and more pilfered items are being added dato the marsh next to the public access trail.