{"id":2272778,"date":"2024-06-20T16:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T20:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-jose-forced-to-move-500-homeless-people-from-waterways\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T16:27:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T20:27:08","slug":"san-jose-forced-to-move-500-homeless-people-from-waterways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-jose-forced-to-move-500-homeless-people-from-waterways\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose relocates 500 homeless individuals from waterways"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsan-jose-forced-to-move-500-homeless-people-from-waterways%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2272778&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200b San Jose City \u200cCouncil has agreed \u2064to relocate \u200c500 \u2063homeless individuals from the city&#8217;s waterways to inland sites, following demands from the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board. This decision aims \u200bto address environmental \u2062concerns related to pollution and\u2062 trash in the \u2062waterways. \u200bThe Water Quality Control Board has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-and-xi-eye-fentanyl-deal-in-san-francisco\/\" title=\"Biden and Xi eye fentanyl deal in San Francisco\">enforcing stricter regulations<\/a> across the region to protect sensitive ecosystems, threatening significant fines for \u200cnon-compliance.\u2064 San Jose faces a \u2063deadline until June \u200d2025 to complete the relocation. The city has\u2062 recognized approximately 1,000\u2062 homeless persons in locations designated\u200b for cleanup by the water\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">board<\/a>. After several failed\u200c attempts, the board recently approved San Jose&#8217;s plan to significantly reduce the\u2062 environmental impact of homeless encampments along 140 miles of local \u2062creeks and rivers. The council&#8217;s affirmative \u200cvote \u2064came on a Tuesday, marking a critical step towards compliance\u200b with environmental standards and improving the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-border-policies-under-scrutiny\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s border policies under scrutiny\">living conditions<\/a> of the homeless population.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanjoseca.gov\/your-government\/departments-offices\/mayor-and-city-council\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"San Jose City Council\">San Jose City Council<\/a> agreed this week to move 500 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/homelessness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"homeless people\">homeless people<\/a> living along the city\u2019s waterways to new sites closer to land following pressure from the state\u2019s water control agency. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterboards.ca.gov\/sanfranciscobay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board\">San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board<\/a> has come down hard on cities across the region, forcing them to move encampments away from sensitive waterways or pay thousands of dollars per day in fines. The board has given San Jose until June 2025 to make the move. <\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan. (AP Photo\/Rich Pedroncelli)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The city estimates there are about 1,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-to-vote-on-housing-homeless-in-hotels\/\" title=\"L.A. to vote on housing homeless in hotels\">000 homeless people living<\/a> in areas the water board has identified for cleanup. <\/p>\n<p>After three previous rejections, the water board approved the city\u2019s plan to cut the amount of trash, human waste, and pollution flowing into its 140 miles of creeks and rivers. <\/p>\n<p>Council members voted Tuesday to evaluate eight properties across San Jose as \u201csafe sleeping sites\u201d or \u201cbasic needs sites\u201d that will host around 100 to 150 people each. The managed camps will provide individual tents, food, toilets, showers, laundry, and case management services. It will also have limited security measures in place, <em>Mercury News<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2024\/06\/19\/san-jose-approves-sanctioned-encampment-plan-for-500-homeless-people-near-waterways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not an easy task,\u201d San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said. <\/p>\n<p>Setting up the managed camps could cost San Jose between $18,000 and $40,000 per tent, according to preliminary estimates. For 500 tent spaces, that comes to around $9 million to $20 million. Operational costs could run between $22,000 and $33,000 per person annually.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to setting up sanctioned encampments, officials in San Jose are working to erect hundreds more tiny homes and establish safe overnight parking spots so that people will have a place to go. <\/p>\n<p>Not everyone is pumped about the move away from the city\u2019s waterways. <\/p>\n<p>Mariena Acosta moved to an encampment by the Guadalupe River after leaving another camp in Columbus Park, where local health officials identified a highly contagious bacterial infection outbreak. She said rats had started to infest the riverside tent camp and that people there were getting sick from bathing in the water. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER \">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She is not happy she is being moved from one location to another and would rather transition into permanent housing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWow, another tent to move to,\u201d she said sarcastically.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019ve gotten so many people off the street, but you can\u2019t get us off the street?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, the San Jose City Council decided to relocate 500 homeless individuals from city waterways to inland sites. 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