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Homeless People In Fremont Found Living In Makeshift Tree Houses
CBS-SF ^ | May 31, 2019 | Kiet DoMay

Posted on 05/31/2019 3:10:45 PM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

FREMONT (CBS SF) — The occupants of five to six ramshackle tree houses built in a private industrial park near Stevenson Boulevard in Fremont are facing eviction.

Crews equipped with chainsaws and handsaws have begun clearing out the structures and cutting off limbs in order to make it harder to reoccupy and easier to spot the homeless who are taking refuge in the trees. They are about halfway through the long line of more than 60 eucalyptus trees.

Neighboring business owners say the first tree house went up in February and started multiplying over the next three months.

The structures vary in size, complexity and height above the ground. One is at ground level, while another is up more than 30', accessible only by a ladder with sparsely-placed rungs. Each treehouse displays a fair amount of carpentry know-how, utilizing joists to support the floor below and straps to support the structure from above. It also appears the builders have access to power tools.

Marc, who identified himself as a transient but declined to give his last name, said he has been storing his belongings in one of the tree houses for about a month.

Despite being attacked and bitten by rodents and other insects that infest the tree and inhaling fumes from a nearby wood roofing factory, he prefers the trees over the street.

“I think it’s a good idea actually, I think it’s actually something that people would benefit from if we had the right knowledge of trees,” said Marc.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: chat; homeless; kewl; localnews; sanfrancisco; treehouses
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

If i were homeless I’d build myself a tree house.


21 posted on 05/31/2019 4:46:01 PM PDT by GSWarrior
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To: semaj

I’m sure that they are already pining for their old homes. I hope they didn’t spend too much time sprucing them up.


22 posted on 05/31/2019 4:47:45 PM PDT by Colorado Doug (Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
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To: IronJack

We should be looking up to the “hicks”, who typically know how to hunt and fish, fix cars, etc.


23 posted on 05/31/2019 4:50:11 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The Modern Democrat Party: America's largest hate group.)
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To: IronJack

Are we not men?


24 posted on 05/31/2019 4:51:11 PM PDT by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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To: IronJack
We've finally returned to the Monkey Age.

I disagree. I would live in a tree house if zoning would allow it ( like my village ). Having slept in deer stands, a tree house would be a great upgrade.

25 posted on 05/31/2019 4:51:47 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (“Individual liberty and freedom are not outmoded concepts.”)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

Why all the fuss over this? It keeps them off the streets...


26 posted on 05/31/2019 4:54:05 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: bramps

I didn’t expect such a wooden response from you


27 posted on 05/31/2019 4:55:45 PM PDT by Freedom4US
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To: Billthedrill

From what I saw, it’s a knotty problem, for sure.


28 posted on 05/31/2019 4:57:26 PM PDT by Freedom4US
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

I was curious as to what he meant as a wood roofing factory
Giving off obnoxious fumes. Found Stevenson Boulevard on Google Maps. The high end ends in a field at 7250 Stevenson Boulevard. I was surprised to see cows grazing on the side of the road. I could not find any large trees in the area.

Never did find the roofing factory.


29 posted on 05/31/2019 5:07:52 PM PDT by Steven Scharf
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To: rightwingcrazy

We had a guy who lived not far from us. He’s a patriotic veteran who lived off the grid.

Nice guy to talk with. He lived in an old block shack on a few acres, The landowner called him the caretaker. His house was sided with US flags.

When the landowner decided to build apartments, he set up Eugene in an apartment. He has a small car detailing business.

I never described him as homeless, more like a productive guy living off the grid in town


30 posted on 05/31/2019 5:09:37 PM PDT by cyclotic
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To: Colorado Doug

It started as a lark, but quickly turned into a larch.


31 posted on 05/31/2019 5:10:35 PM PDT by rfp1234 (I don't watch CNN for the same reason I don't drink from the toilet.)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

The homeless are causing tree deaths. Which side should a liberal be on?


32 posted on 05/31/2019 5:11:00 PM PDT by bgill (when you badmouth women, you are badmouthing your mama and the good women on FR)
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To: cyclotic

“Off the grid” is more accurate, I think.


33 posted on 05/31/2019 5:13:15 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-)
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To: Billthedrill
The eviction made progress until this man dropped from the trees


ranting about a sheriff, reeking of smoked crawdads.

34 posted on 05/31/2019 5:22:38 PM PDT by MikelTackNailer (NRT, NewRome Tacitus, just don't call me late to dinner.)
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To: MrEdd
Are we not men?


35 posted on 05/31/2019 5:31:15 PM PDT by MikelTackNailer (NRT, NewRome Tacitus, just don't call me late to dinner.)
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To: bramps

They’re all bark and no bite


36 posted on 05/31/2019 5:35:40 PM PDT by smvoice (I WILL NOT WEAR THE RIBBONndering)
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To: smvoice

Face Palm!


37 posted on 05/31/2019 7:12:01 PM PDT by Don Corleone (Nothing makes the delusional more furious than truth.)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

Yeah, it’s all fun and giggles, until someone empties their chamber pot...........


38 posted on 05/31/2019 7:25:44 PM PDT by Viking2002 (Free James Woods!!!)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

Many homeless people have been known to take a wee sip or two, now and then.   If they have the misfortune of stumbling out their front door some fateful day or night, in pursuit of another bottle, that first step is gonna be a bitch!

39 posted on 05/31/2019 7:31:45 PM PDT by Songcraft
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To: GSWarrior

Real men live in a lean-to.


40 posted on 05/31/2019 7:39:25 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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