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Within the last month, 2 women have been mugged and badly injured after <br />nightfall in Heron Bay. Also, just last year, the son-in-law of one of my <br />neighbors was killed in an effort to protect his mother in law from being <br />robbed. Because of our lovely Heron Bay community and marshlands that the <br />City of San Leandro wonderfully developed for the enjoyment of Heron <br />Bay residents and visitors alike, it is now attracting violent robbers who are <br />harming women and their family members who come to their defense, then <br />they speed off in getaway cars. At the rate we're going, it's just a matter of <br />time before another robbery -gone -bad escalates to another murder. Per <br />the realtor.com website, the Heron Bay community suffers from more than <br />30% more crime than the surrounding area. I beg you to protect me. I beg you <br />to protect my neighbors. I beg you to protect all Heron Bay Marsh visitors. <br />Please support the Heron Bay HOA in doing everything possible to protect <br />residents and visitors. Please support building a security gate with security <br />cameras. The gate would allow free 24 hour pedestrian access for all to the <br />marsh, prompt emergency vehicle access to the community (per my discussion <br />with the San Leandro Fire Chief), and valuable photography <br />surveillance. Many studies do not support the benefit of security gates alone. <br />However, security gates in tandem with security cameras are entirely <br />different. <br />As a resident of Heron Bay, I welcome visitors to the marsh and want to help <br />to protect them too. For marsh trail visitors, a security gate with cameras <br />would not obstruct their enjoyment of the trails, but enhance it with an <br />increased level of safety and protection. <br />Concerns about decreasing Heron Bay community involvement by making it <br />a gated community are groundless. A gate will not stop our involvement in our <br />children's schools, in our church devotions, or in pursuit of civic justice. A <br />physical gate cannot impede participation in matters that are close to our <br />hearts. <br />As a woman, I beg your protection. Please support the Heron Bay HOA's <br />proposal to build a security gate with cameras. Please do everything in your <br />power to protect me, my neighbors, and all marsh area visitors. Please take a <br />stand for safety. <br />