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SAN DIEGO — A problem has reemerged after it was washed away eight months ago in San Diego's Shelltown — junk left by homeless encampments can once again be seen in the culverts along the Interstate 5 freeway that lines the neighborhood. Shelltown flood victim Cristal Ramirez found blankets, pillows, and other junk filling the storm drains right next to her home. She believes those storm drains are the root cause of her community's flooding in the Jan. 22 storm.
'We had to demolish our own property. We really want to make sure the city and Caltrans take full responsibility and do something and allocate the necessary funds to our community because they want our safety to be secure.'In August, Ramirez filed a report on the City of San Diego's Get It Done app. It was one of several reports she said she had filed over the years.Ramirez said she did not get a response, so ABC 10News reached out.
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