"Nearly two weeks after San Jose began dismantling its largest homeless encampment, the city is set to open its first-ever safe sleeping site, which will provide tents for dozens of the approximately 370 residents who have lived in dilapidated RVs and squalor at Columbus Park. Drawing inspiration from larger safe sleeping sites in San Diego, the Taylor Street Navigation Center will serve as a temporary housing location, offering 56 tents, regular trash pickup,"
"We know this isn't the perfect solution, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said at a press conference held Friday at the center, located at 1157 E. Taylor St. It's definitely not a permanent solution, but it's a hell of a lot better than the status quo for our communities, for our environment and for the people currently living in unmanaged conditions without access to even running water."
San Jose is opening the Taylor Street Navigation Center, a 56-tent safe sleeping site modeled on San Diego programs. The site will provide regular trash pickup, three meals per day, mobile showers, counseling and support services aimed at helping residents transition to interim housing. City crews began abating the largest encampment at Columbus Park nearly two weeks earlier, removing over 120,000 pounds of trash and citing public safety concerns. Officials plan a park revitalization in early 2026 with sports facilities. The navigation center serves as a temporary stabilization point while shelter spaces are opened for displaced residents.
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