Frustration grows over homeless encampment in the City of Industry

Residents and business owners in the City of Industry are voicing their frustration over a growing homeless encampment that has taken over a lot filled with dozens of RVs on Gale Avenue near Azusa Avenue.

Many of the trailers are now damaged or completely destroyed, with trash piling up around them.

But homelessness is just one of many issues plaguing the area.

Gerardo Torres, who works at a Nissan dealership across the street, said he has witnessed people breaking into the RVs and has even captured videos of several trailers catching fire.

“Very dangerous, especially at night,” said Torres. “We work long hours and sometimes we’re stuck with our customers until the sun goes down, we walk over to get our cars, and we run into a couple people. Thank God nothing’s happened.”