After complaints from neighbors, the Oceanside Planning Commission has added a new set of conditions to the operating permit for the Brother Benno Foundation. Those conditions include more communication, as well as the hiring of security and cleaning services.
People line up for resources outside of the Brother Benno Center in Oceanside on February 28, 2023.
"You have to work in partnership, and you have to be good neighbors, and I think we've demonstrated that by the hiring of security and other things," said Paul McNamara, the organization’s new executive director.He is also the former mayor of Escondido and served on a committee addressing homelessness along the State Route 78 corridor.
Andrea Contreras, an attorney representing property managers in the park, said security had helped, but businesses are still experiencing financial losses that they say are caused by Brother Benno's.
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