San Jose approves plan to revamp Columbus Park, sweep homeless encampments

San Jose approves plan to revamp Columbus Park, sweep homeless encampments

With a vote Tuesday night, the San Jose City Council approved the overhaul of Columbus Park, which has been the city's largest homeless encampment.

Revitalization of Columbus Park will lead to clearing out San Jose’s largest encampment

San Jose's approval of a plan to revitalize Columbus Park, which will result in the abatement of the city's largest encampment, had led to concerns that unhoused residents will not have a place to go

San Jose Columbus Park revitalization plan would shut down unhoused encampment

Plans are in the work to shut down San Jose’s largest unhoused encampment and revitalize the park it currently sits on. Construction to revitalize Columbus Park could begin early next year, which would leave the unhoused who have lived there for years wondering where they will live. The park currently has rows and rows of unsheltered residents camping in RVs and other vehicles. The mayor wants to close the streets in the area, shut down the enca…

Local leaders presented the council with a plan aimed at revitalizing Columbus Park, an area that has been affected by insecurity and the presence of homeless people in San Jose. “The conditions of Columbus Park are unacceptable,” said Matt Mahan, mayor of San Jose. “There have been 400 high-priority 911 calls in Columbus over the past 4 years. There was a homicide here last year.” The park is located between Tylor Street and Spring Street near …