“Jungle” encampment raises safety concerns in Escondido [Video]

CBS 8 has reached out to city leaders And residents in the neighborhood to see what’s happening and what’s being done to address the issue.

We also talked to people experiencing homelessness as they start the path to hopefully ending the cycle.

Laura lives in what most folks around Escondido call “the jungle.”

“It’s like a sanctuary for me. No one steals my things and I have friends nearby plus, I’m not getting harassed like I was in town. It wasn’t that bad until everyone started moving out here. At first, there weren’t that many of us here.”

Laura says, she just got out of the hospital and is afraid of what’s to come when the City of Escondido performs a sweep next week.

Brittany Williams lives nearby with her young, growing family including two and four …