<body><div><p><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4e3ITM_0muvSFMh00" style="display:none" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4e3ITM_0muvSFMh00" width="1280" height="720" ></p><div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox" scrolling="no" src="https://w3.mp.lura.live/player/prod/v3/anvload.html?key=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" style="width:100%; height:100%;top:0; left:0; position:absolute"></iframe></div></div><p> EL CAJON, Calif. — The homeless crisis is hitting the East County, and with San Diego considering <a href="https://fox5sandiego.com/news/politics/gloria-urges-city-council-to-pass-unsafe-camping-ordinance/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> a ban on sidewalk camping </a> , the City of El Cajon is looking closely at the Unsafe Camping Ordinance to see what they can glean. </p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><p> “We think San Diego is on the right track by breaking up encampments,” El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells said to FOX 5 on Tuesday. “I was in Balboa Park yesterday. I couldn’t believe what Balboa Park has become. You’ve got to have places where the public can be without having to deal with the homeless problem.” </p><p> The current count of homeless in El Cajon is 1,307, up 69% from 2020. </p><p> City councilmembers voted unanimously Tuesday to have city staff research the San Diego ordinance and report back to the council about what measures could be taken to enforce a no-camping policy on the streets of El Cajon. </p><a class="promo-link__link" href="https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/countys-homeless-population-up-22-since-last-year/?ipid=promo-link-block1" rel="nofollow" target="&quot;_blank&quot;"> County’s homeless population up 22% since last year </a><p> City leaders say the people who are on the street need to accept the help. </p><p> “We are really trying to help people with their drug and alcohol addiction,” Wells added. “I know that’s not a popular point of view, but I spent 25 years in emergency rooms doing psychiatric evaluations. I can tell you that the alcohol and drug abuse in the homeless population is pretty high.” </p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><i> Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. </i><p><a href="https://fox5sandiego.com" rel="nofollow"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX 5 San Diego. </a></p></div></body>

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The homeless crisis is hitting the East County, and with San Diego considering a ban on sidewalk camping, the City of El Cajon is looking closely at the Unsafe Camping Ordinance to see what they can glean.