The city aims to open the managed camps by the middle of next year.
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan looks at a homeless encampment as he hosts a walk-along at the Guadalupe River near Coleman Avenue in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, June 17, 2024. The San Jose City Council has agreed to an ambitious plan to move about 500 homeless people living along waterways to sanctioned encampment sites throughout the city by the middle of next year — but it’s already gotten pushback from community members about its choice of locations.
At Tuesday’s council meeting, about a dozen residents urged the council to remove a parking lot at Kelley Park from the list of possible sites. The lot is near a popular frisbee golf course and the local History Park museum. Acosta said she’d prefer help moving into housing, but if it came to it, she would likely accept a spot at a sanctioned camp. “Wow, another tent to move to,” she said sarcastically. “You’ve gotten so many people off the street, but you can’t get us off the street?”
In total, San Jose has an estimated 6,340 homeless residents, about 4,400 of whom live in encampments, vehicles, or other places not meant for habitation. The rest stay in shelters.
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