During the pandemic, washrooms all over the town were closed down… One reason was to slow the spread of Covid; The disease was spreading hastily, especially in the homeless population.
They did not have face masks, hand sanitizer, or access to medicine.
They were not being safe or protected, then all of the public parks were closed down and the showers and washrooms were included. The only locale with washrooms seemed to be the beach and all the people was scrambling to use them. The mobile washrooms and portable toilets were set up by the beach access parking lots. The town was trying to provide washrooms for tourists, however the homeless set up a camp multiple hundred feet from the portable toilets. I worked for the sheriff last year when I got a call about a disturbance by the beach. I responded to the call. I had to be the person to answer the call. I wish it had been someone else. I ended up in the middle of a really nasty situation. Two homeless men were fighting over the portable washroom. One guy wanted to sleep in the washroom and the other guy wanted to use the toilet. The men started fighting and then they started throwing things at each other. I was called down there to keep the peace. I tried to chop up the fight, although I got things thrown in our direction. I had to threaten to taser both men before they would calm down and stop yelling and screaming. I’m thankful that I don’t have to deal with those problems anymore.