The San Jose City Council also approved rules dictating where homeless people can and can’t camp throughout the city.
San Jose needs more time to complete its federally mandated closure of the region’s largest homeless encampment, officials acknowledged this week, highlighting the immense challenge of eliminating street homelessness while grappling with a limited housing supply.camped on a 40-acre area near San Jose International Airport — or face the potential loss of millions of dollars in federal funding. On Tuesday, the City Council voted to push that deadline to Sept.
“To us, that is great progress, particularly given the fact that there are very little housing options available for people,” said Ragan Henninger, deputy director of the city’s homelessness response. “But to others it’s not so fast. Especially for the people who are living outside and suffering every day. We are not moving fast enough.”
“When people are swept, it makes my job harder to find them, and often I don’t find them,” said Jackie Newton, a primary care doctor who treats residents of the camp. “We are not only breaking up people’s homes, but we’re also breaking up their medical care and their health.”
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