Controversy is brewing over some tiny homes near Monterey and Bernal in San Jose. The existing tenants may soon be moved out, to make way for a jail diversion program for the mentally ill.
Neighbors are upset, saying they feel like there hasn't been enough time to ask questions and a city vote is looming.Those neighbors say they just found out about the plan at a meeting last night and have lots of questions: about how it will work, who is moving in, and whether it will be safe."We were defrauded... 'Oh, it's a meet and greet about this project.' Nothing about a jail diversion program," says Issa Ajlouny of Safer San Jose .
There's really no houses close by to that," says John Hughes who lives nearby."We need to know, ‘What are the rules? What's going to happen?' In writing so we can ask questions and try to mitigate and make this good for the community, not just good for the county," says Ajlouny.The San Jose City Council was set to vote on the sale on Aug. 27. Officials say operating so many tiny home sites is getting costly, and they would prefer to build more permanent housing.
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