Watsonville declares homeless encampment a public nuisance

Watsonville declares homeless encampment a public nuisance

Watsonville City Council has declared a homeless encampment along Corralitos Creek a public nuisance, citing pollution and code violations.

City Council green-lights abatement of 'nuisance' homeless camp

Watsonville can begin clearing a large homeless encampment on Airport Boulevard after the City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution to allow city officials to “abate the public nuisance.” The council declared the parcel a public nuisance on Nov. 18.  The 2.75-acre wooded property lies adjacent to Corralitos Creek and across the street from the Freedom Centre shopping plaza that includes Safeway. It has no fixed address, and is kn…