San Jose clears large RV encampment

San Jose clears large RV encampment

A long-drawn-out struggle over a large RV homeless encampment in San Jose came to an end Wednesday. For weeks, those who could move their vehicles one way or another had been reluctantly leaving the site on Ranch Road, near the San Jose-Milpitas border. On Wednesday, the site was swept one final time. The sweep essentially put an end to a three and a half year fight between the homeless encampment and the city. For many of those who were forced …

Mahan: San Jose will not be dumping ground for other cities’ unhoused residents

Along with sponsoring a few state bills that promote all levels of government doing their fair share to address homelessness, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has eyed a potential legal remedy to prevent other cities from pushing unhoused residents into the city.

Lightford to put an end to resident dumping

SPRINGFIELD – Senate Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lightford is leading the charge to put an end to “resident dumping” – an inhumane practice in which a nursing facility discharges a resident and refuses to readmit them after a hospital stay. "Resident dumping is a betrayal of trust at life's most vulnerable moment,” said Lightford (D-Maywood). “Seniors have made these places their sanctuaries, their communities and their final homes. To deny them…