San Jose council may rethink tiny house site over concerns it would affect public park

Plans to build a tiny home village on Noble Avenue in San Jose for unhoused residents may be reconsidered after a city councilmember voiced his opposition to fellow policymakers.

District 4 Councilmember David Cohen submitted a memo to the city’s Rules and Open Government committee, asking staff members to immediately halt development, listen to community members and seek out alternatives before building 100 tiny homes near Penitencia Creek Trail and between the Dr. Robert Gross Ponds. The committee unanimously approved the memo.