âWe still have a ways to goâ, Salinas mayors speaks out against illegal boarding home
Updated: 7:07 PM PDT Mar 31, 2021
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Updated: 7:07 PM PDT Mar 31, 2021
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OR ADJUST YOUR CARS ALA RM SYSTEM TO GO OFF WHEN IT DETECTS VIBRATION.. ## AND IN SALINAS.. POLICE THERE SAY THEY UNCOVERED AN ILLEGAL BOARDING HOUSE .. INVESTIGATORS SAY IT WAS BEING RUN BY THE HOMEOWNER.. AND SHE D HA MORE THAN 50 BEDS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE HOME.. WITH MORE ON HOW POLICE UNCOVERED IT WE GO TO ACTI ON NEWS 8 REPORR TE FELIX CORTEZ LIVE OUTSIDE THE SALINAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.. ERIN.. POLICE UNCOVERED THAT ALLEGED BOARDING HO BY ACCIDENT AFTER SHOWING UP ON THE 1000-BLOCK OF JOHN STREET TO SERVE A WARRANT ON AN UNRELATED ISSUE .. THAT'S WHEN THEY SAY THEY DISCOVERED DOZENS OF BEDS FOR RENT .. (mayor 3:08 what it does say is that even though we've made great strides affordable housing here in Salinas valley we still have a ways to go :15) city leaders say the own er of this home highlights e th lenghts some will go to ta ke advantage of that housing shortage.. code enforcement says the owner was running an illeg al boarding home.. more than 50 beds scattered throughout the house. (lorenzo 25:54 so I would say at least half of the beds were being occupied with the potential of another 25 beds ready tbeo filled :01) police made the discovy er wednesday morning while serving a search warrant in connection to a shooti ng last year.. they found beds in every room of the hom. e. includg inthe garage.. and an outdoor shed.. (lorenzo 24:55 with that many people in one room close quarters covid is acaltuly a big concern f or us :00 as our numbers start to go down we need help from everybody :05) code enforcement identified this woman, angelica santos as the owner.. when we trieto d question her.. she said she couldn't saynyth aing.. (owner 14:53 No puedo habla no puede dicerles nada por esto momento no puedo diceler nada :58 but city leaders s ay neighbors, should be t he ones speaking up when they suspect suspicious activity .. (mayor 3:53 and let the city know so that we can make se ur that we are enforcing that type of living condition I mean thas t'not okay that's just not okay for people to be living like that :07) CODE ENFORCEME SNTAYS HERE'S SOME SIGNS YOUR NEIGHBOR MAY BE OPERATING AN ILLEGAL BOARDING OPERATION.. TRASH BINS OVERFLOWING WITH TRA. SH LOTS OF CARS CONNECTED TO THAT HOM E. WINDOWS ON HOME POSSIBLY BLOCKED OU. T. AND EXTENSION COS RD COMING FROM THE HOME.. SEE THOSE SIGNS CALL CODE ENFORCEMEN. THE HOMEOWNER NOW FACING MISDEMEANOR CITATION.. AND FINES FOR A NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS.. AS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN LIVING THERE.. THEY WEREN'T HOME AT THE TIME .. EFFORT BEING MADE TO CONTACT THEM TO MAKE SE UR