‘We Have To Keep The Kids Safe’: Little League Protests Proposed Homeless Site Near Field In Sacramento

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — One section small league is trading successful their balls and bats for posters and loudspeakers. They’re protesting a projected stateless site adjacent their location field.

Protesters are calling for the metropolis to onslaught retired the plan.

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From the tract to the streets, the assemblage shared a connection with the metropolis of Sacramento.

“We person to support the kids safe,” said manager and ma Maria St. Germain.

The Airport Little League fields beryllium adjacent the Sacramento Executive Airport. Members anticipation the projected stateless tract doesn’t articulation the neighborhood.

“I cognize the stateless request a spot to go, but I consciousness similar determination could beryllium a amended alternative,” St. Germain said.

“For immoderate of these kids, this is the lone outlet they have,” Joanne Jauregui said.

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The bare country batch is 1 of the city’s projected harmless sites for the stateless to parkland overnight.

“If they’re lone going to beryllium determination during the night, wherever are they going to beryllium during the day?” genitor Phyllis Watts said.

Saturday’s protesters said the country already has its challenges.

“We’re already picking up needles,” protester Matt King said. “There’s prostitution happening successful that car implicit there.”

City officials told CBS13 this isn’t a done woody and assemblage discussions apt wouldn’t adjacent statesman for astatine slightest a year.

But the protestors argue: Why adjacent start?

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“I don’t privation to discarded the city’s clip gathering connected not a bully area. Let’s designate a caller area,” St. Germain said.

CBS13 Staff