The Brief
- San Jose’s cleanup of an unhoused encampment, known as “The Jungle,” is entering its third week.
- The city said it has already housed 56% of those who accepted offers of help.
- Advocates for the unhoused took their concerns to city hall, saying the city did not reach everybody on site and some vulnerable residents are being left behind.
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Advocates for the unhoused gathered at San Jose City Hall on Tuesday to protest the city’s ongoing sweep of a massive encampment, alleging that several vulnerable residents are being left behind despite promises of relocation.
The group delivered a formal petition to the city’s Housing Department on behalf of unhoused residents of “Coyote Meadows,” a site near Story and Senter roads along Coyote Creek.
While the city refers to the area as Coyote Meadows, it is more commonly known as “The Jungle,” one of the city’s oldest and currently its largest unhoused encampment.
Unhoused allegedly excluded from interim sites
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