"Instead, Fremont Mayor Raj Salwan said he wants the city to improve the area so families can walk safely through the park. He said there have been many community complaints about contamination of the waterway, and reports of fires throughout the park. The creek is very dirty, Salwan said in an interview. There's not a week that goes by where we don't have some call for service (at the park.)"
"When asked where the city plans to relocate the dozens of homeless residents of the park, he pointed to the city's Navigation Center and the Winter Relief Program, two services which provide temporary shelter and other resources to homeless and extremely low-income residents. The city placed a sign on a fence announcing an upcoming closure at the Isherwood Park homeless encampment in Fremont, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025."
The city will clear vegetation and environmental hazards along the watershed and creek at Isherwood Park and Quarry Lakes, displacing dozens of unsheltered residents in the process. A city ordinance passed earlier criminalizes camping anywhere in the city, with penalties up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. The cleanup aims to address community complaints about water contamination and repeated fires and to make the park safer for families. Officials point to the Navigation Center and the Winter Relief Program as temporary shelter options. Service providers report many residents who use temporary relief stays often return to homelessness after about 90 days.
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