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A new village of tiny homes for people experiencing homelessness opened Monday along the Guadalupe River in San José, as city officials work to clear encampments along the riverbed and move unhoused residents into a growing system of temporary housing.
The 136-bed development sits on land owned by the Santa Clara Valley Water District, adjacent to a recently cleared encampment clustered underneath Highway 85. The ribbon-cutting for the Cherry Avenue Interim Housing Community marks the latest in the city’s ambitious program of shelter expansion.
“In just 10 months, we’ve opened eleven communities like this one, that are helping people get off the streets and get on with their lives,” Mayor Matt Mahan said on Monday…