Homelessness

Louven proposed a reporting hotline connecting residents to LA County and CAT teams so encampments get services and the Trash Wranglers can safely clean up the sites afterward — asking the city for resources to help.

Asked the council to recognize Pride Month, noted the city skipped Autism Acceptance Month recognition, and argued against spending taxpayer money on an AI-powered security robot instead of a public restroom near Memorial Park.

A 50-year resident said she no longer feels safe, described homeless encampments in the Walnut Creek canyon, cut fences, and fire-access concerns, and said no agency takes accountability for the canyon.

Described a man urinating on the Heroes memorial wall on Memorial Day, human waste at the fountain, and asked for a stronger surveillance camera at Freedom Park.

She and her husband, both 71, now haul four to six bags of trash on daily walks and invited the community to join the San Dimas Trash Wranglers effort.

The owner of the Arrow Highway gas station, 7-Eleven and car wash described cut Caltrans fencing, rocks and needles thrown at employees, drug deals at his pumps, and vandalism, and said his hands are tied across the property line.

Described a homeless man who ransacked his truck and camped on the adjacent lot, and how the letter-of-agency process was finally needed to get him removed.

Crunched the sheriff's numbers — 83% to 1000% monthly increases in transient-related incidents — criticized the report's lack of geographic mapping, and questioned the LACADA budget cut.

A downtown business owner described following transients between cities, organizing a business watch network, and asked about more sheriff funding, while crediting the CAT team and Flock cameras.

Presented a petition with 180+ signatures demanding action on homelessness, questioned outreach effectiveness, and criticized conditions at the Red Roof Inn, Motel 6, and Select Suites.

A former resident now in La Verne described rising homelessness, drug use, and loitering near San Dimas Avenue and Lone Hill, saying she won't move back because of it.

A DWP worker described firsthand violence from homelessness in LA and warned the same could happen in San Dimas, hurting tourism at the fairgrounds and Raging Waters.

Lifelong resident offered a different view, saying homelessness is a bigger economic problem than city policy can fix and has never had a personal problem with unhoused individuals.