Why San Jose leaders say city-sanctioned homeless tent sites won’t work here

Why San Jose leaders say city-sanctioned homeless tent sites won’t work here

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https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/05/19/why-san-jose-leaders-say-sanctioned-tent-sites-for-unhoused-residents-wont-work-here/

Despite widespread support among unhoused residents and their advocates for city-sanctioned tent sites, San Jose leaders are just not ready to commit to the concept.

Instead, the San Jose City Council this week decided to simply expand the number of homeless encampments that are regularly provided with hygiene and sanitation services, trash pickup and dumpsters and housing outreach. In addition, the council plans to create a policy that ensures unhoused people living in those encampments will not be forced out without extended notice of two to three months.