"Over the last three years, we've expanded shelter and interim housing faster than any other city on the West Coast. That work has allowed us to decommission our largest encampments so that we can restore public spaces for community use and connect people to the services they need to return to self-sufficiency."
"One of those people who got a housing voucher, and continues to remain housed today, is Robert Aguirre. While he is grateful to no longer be sleeping by the creek, he said the city left some people behind the first time. Even though the city fenced the area off, he's seen people return to the Jungle and slip into the despair of life on the streets."
"One of the factors that is essential is the people that are wanting to get housed have to trust the people (who) are tryin"
San Jose is conducting another clearance of the Jungle, a homeless encampment near Story Road housing approximately 100 people. The city will begin the sweep on April 15 and is offering housing at the Cerone tiny home site in North San Jose, which opened in February. Mayor Matt Mahan states the city has expanded shelter and interim housing faster than other West Coast cities over three years, allowing decommissioning of large encampments. This is not the first clearance; in 2014, the 68-acre camp housed about 300 people and the city allocated $4 million for subsidized housing vouchers. Some residents successfully transitioned to permanent housing, though others were left behind, creating distrust in city initiatives.
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