San Jose’s Homeless Encampment Clearings Raise a Dangerous Question: Where Are People Supposed to Go?
In San Jose, a homeless man named Robert Emmons woke up not to outreach workers or shelter referrals—but to the sound of staple guns. The signs being posted made it clear: He and dozens of others living along the Guadalupe River Trail had just over a week to disappear.
“Haven’t seen them since,” Emmons told The Mercury News, referring to nonprofit workers who had promised help days earlier but never returned…